PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bass
vs
Taiki

150 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taiki clinches.
Taiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bass.
Taiki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.

Taiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiki tries to clinch up but Bass circles away and keeps his distance.

Taiki drives through and clinches with Bass against the cage.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Bass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taiki has Bass pressed against the cage.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Bass's ribcage.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bass avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bass up against the cage.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki slows down the pace here.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bass.
Taiki pushes off an throws an elbow but Bass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bass blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bass blocks it with crossed arms.
Bass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bass is breathing heavily.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki taking a breather.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taiki stalling in the clinch.
Bass managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Bass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taiki prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taiki is looking to control Bass's arms but Bass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taiki has his back to the cage.
Bass drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taiki as he jumps to the side.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bass could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bass misses with a takedown attempt - Taiki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taiki stuffs the takedown attempt from Bass. Bass gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taiki tries to avoid it but Bass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taiki to the ground. Taiki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taiki circles away from the clinch attempt

and Taiki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taiki.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taiki prevents it.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki stalling.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Bass jumps guard but Taiki stands there with Bass around his waist. Bass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taiki wants to get back to striking at distance but Bass won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bass managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Bass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bass is working for takedown but Taiki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bass managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Bass tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the cage and eventually Bass drops back down to his feet.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki stops a takedown attempt from Bass.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taiki closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bass counters with a takedown into side control.
Bass moves into full mount!

Bass goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taiki is on top in guard.

Bass escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taiki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bass has an active guard here but Taiki has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki wants to stand but Bass has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bass wants to control but Taiki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bass wants to sweep but Taiki has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taiki wants to stand but Bass is controlling his arm.
Bass tries to bench press Taiki off him but Taiki keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Bass's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bass manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Bass is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bass prevents Taiki from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bass is looking for a kimura here.
Bass missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taiki is trying to maintain the position but Bass is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taiki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bass's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bass's back!
Taiki really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Bass dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Taiki darts in trying to clinch

and Bass counters with a shoot takedown. Taiki fights it but they end up in guard.
Taiki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bass is controlling him.
Taiki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taiki is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass trying to control but Taiki is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Taiki pushes Bass off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bass shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Bass.
Bass misses with a head kick.
Taiki wants to clinch.
Bass swats away the attempt to clinch by Taiki.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Bass moves out of range easily.
Bass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taiki tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bass bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taiki tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bass doesn't have the hooks in and Taiki manages to turn into his guard.
Taiki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Taiki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bass, up you get!
Bass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taiki as he avoids it easily.

Taiki has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki pushes off an throws an elbow but Bass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bass goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bass.

Taiki has managed to clinch.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki stalling the fight.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Bass.
I think Bass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Bass!