PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bobberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bobberson
vs
Takashi

175 cm
33
184 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bobberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bobberson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Takashi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bobberson is in Takashi's guard.
Bobberson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bobberson stands and throws Takashi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Takashi holds on to Bobberson's head and controls the position momentarily.
Takashi stops Bobberson from passing to mount.

Bobberson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Takashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Takashi wants to control but Bobberson postures up.

Bobberson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobberson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bobberson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takashi is trying to improve his position.

Bobberson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bobberson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bobberson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Takashi!
Takashi tries to hold on but Bobberson pushes him away.
Takashi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bobberson.
Takashi blocking the ground and pound.
Bobberson avoids the attempt from Takashi to control.
Bobberson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bobberson is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takashi wants to hold on but Bobberson pushes him away.
Bobberson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Takashi wants to control but Bobberson is having none of it.
Bobberson punching from mount but Takashi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bobberson prevents Takashi from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobberson looking for a guillotine from mount but Takashi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bobberson has control of Takashi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Takashi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bobberson lands a couple of good shots and Takashi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Takashi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Takashi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takashi covering up well under a series of strikes from Bobberson.

Bobberson looking to break Takashi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Takashi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bobberson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Takashi wants to escape the position.

Bobberson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Takashi is defending well though. Bobberson let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Takashi can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Takashi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bobberson gets his way!

Bobberson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Takashi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Takashi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Takashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobberson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bobberson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Bobberson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Takashi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Takashi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bobberson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bobberson gets a takedown into half guard.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takashi defends it well.

Takashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobberson.
Bobberson wants to pass the guard but Takashi is defending well.

Bobberson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bobberson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bobberson drops an elbow to the side of Takashi's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobberson is working for a submission of some sort.

Bobberson seems to be looking for submissions.

Bobberson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobberson.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takashi defends it well.
Takashi is trying to control but can't.

Takashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobberson.
Takashi is looking to improve his position.

Bobberson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobberson seems to be looking for submissions.

Bobberson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takashi trying to control but Bobberson postures up.

Bobberson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobberson.
Takashi is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bobberson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takashi defending well though.
Bobberson prevents Takashi from improving his position.
Takashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bobberson is working away from the top position though.

Bobberson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Takashi is trying to control but can't.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura but Takashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bobberson to get the leverage.
Takashi won't allow Bobberson to pass to mount.

Takashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobberson.

Bobberson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takashi sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson wants to pass to mount but Takashi is defending the position.
Takashi is looking to improve his position.
Bobberson is thwarting Takashi's attempts to control the position.

Bobberson wants to work for an arm triangle but Takashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bobberson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takashi's head.
Ground and pound from Bobberson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bobberson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takashi defends it well.
Takashi trying to hold on to Bobberson's head to control him but Bobberson postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takashi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bobberson is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bobberson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Takashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bobberson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bobberson ducks under a wild hook from Takashi.
Bobberson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takashi's waist but Takashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bobberson off to one side.
Takashi misses with a lunging right hand

and Bobberson counters with a takedown into side control.
Bobberson scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Takashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bobberson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Takashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bobberson drops an elbow to the side of Takashi's head.
Takashi moves into full guard.
Bobberson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bobberson is pushing down on Takashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Bobberson has managed to sneak the leg through.

Bobberson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takashi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bobberson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bobberson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bobberson seems to be looking for submissions.
Takashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bobberson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bobberson's back!
Bobberson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
It looks like Takashi is going to stand back up.
Bobberson is holding on to half guard well.

Takashi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bobberson to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takashi thuds a left hand into Bobberson's body.
Takashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown by Bobberson or perhaps it was just good defense by Takashi which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bobberson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takashi throws a series of punches but Bobberson avoids them all with ease.
Bobberson slips a jab and a cross from Takashi.
Takashi lands with a straight right. Bobberson didn't see that one coming.
Bobberson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bobberson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bobberson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bobberson shoots in and gets a takedown into Takashi's guard.
Takashi controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bobberson wants to pass the guard but Takashi is keeping the position.
Bobberson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takashi can do to turn this around?
Takashi controls Bobberson momentarily but Bobberson frees himself.

Bobberson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takashi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Bobberson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Billy Bobberson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bobberson won't allow Takashi to sweep him here.
Bobberson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bobberson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobberson trying to control but Takashi is working from the bottom.
Bobberson controlling from the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Bobberson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobberson is just out of range.
Bobberson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takashi as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bobberson is defended easily by Takashi.
Takashi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takashi throws a hook but Bobberson blocks it.
Bobberson avoids the body shot from Takashi.
Lee Takashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Takashi takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bobberson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bobberson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bobberson!