PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berg Captain Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Your Down could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Berg Captain Hook's chin.

Down
vs
Captain Hook

196 cm
27
248 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

190 cm
26
266 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berg Captain Hook!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Captain Hook throws a left and a right that both miss

and Down counters with a takedown into side control.
Captain Hook tries to improve position but can't.
Down gets to mount! Captain Hook was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Down stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Captain Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Down appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Captain Hook misses with a double jab

so Down counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Captain Hook is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Captain Hook isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Down stacks Captain Hook on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Down!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Down decides to stand up, so the ref orders Captain Hook to his feet.
Captain Hook misses with a series of wild punches.
Captain Hook misses with an uppercut. Down saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook misses with a series of wild punches.
Captain Hook misses with a combination

and Down holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Captain Hook is fighting off a takedown attempt but Down is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Captain Hook to the mat. Captain Hook regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Down has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Captain Hook is proving hard to escape from.

Down stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Captain Hook misses with a double jab

and Down moves into the clinch.
Captain Hook throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down is looking to take this one to the mat.
Down tries for a takedown but Captain Hook manages to get underhooks.

Down works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Hard Knocks Training inform us that Captain Hook has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Down gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A nice combination there by Captain Hook.
Captain Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Captain Hook throws a combination that misses

and Down holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Down is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Captain Hook can't fight it off and eventually Down manages to take the fight to the floor. Captain Hook looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Down wants to stand but Captain Hook is controlling his posture from full guard.
Captain Hook wants to hit a switch here but Down passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Captain Hook there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Down gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Captain Hook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Down was well out of range. Poor timing from Captain Hook.
Down is looking to counter the offense by Captain Hook and move into the clinch.
Captain Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Down counters by clinching up.

Down has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Captain Hook clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Down stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Your Down dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Down closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Captain Hook to the mat! Captain Hook manages to get full guard.
Captain Hook is looking to stand back up but Down counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Captain Hook.

Down seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Captain Hook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Down tries to stand but can't do so whilst Captain Hook controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down prevents Captain Hook from improving his position.

Down decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Captain Hook throws a body shot but no joy.
Captain Hook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Down is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Captain Hook.
Captain Hook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Down holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Down here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Down can't get the takedown.
Captain Hook tries to score a body lock takedown but Down shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Down is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Captain Hook gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Down prevents Captain Hook from breaking the clinch.
Down tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Your Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Captain Hook tries to break free but Down pushes him back against the ropes.

Down gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Captain Hook regains guard.
Your Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Down trying to stand up but can't free himself from Captain Hook's guard.

Captain Hook is working an open guard so Down takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Berg Captain Hook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Down decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Captain Hook's guard.
Captain Hook is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Down dives into side control.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Down stands up and beckons Captain Hook to his feet.
Captain Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Down counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Down has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Captain Hook clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Down stands up.
Down takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Captain Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Down counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Down goes for a takedown attempt but Captain Hook pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Down shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Captain Hook is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook trying to control but Down postures up.
Captain Hook tries to roll over but Down keeps him under control.
Down tries to stand but can't do so whilst Captain Hook controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Your Down dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Captain Hook throws a leg kick

and Down counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Captain Hook tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Down manages to move to mount!
Captain Hook is in all sorts of trouble here.

Down gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Captain Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Down counters by clinching up.

Down lands a takedown into guard.
Captain Hook wants to get back to his feet but Down passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Down decides to stand and escape the position.
Captain Hook throws a predictable looking body shot

and Down counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Down lands a takedown into guard.
Captain Hook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Captain Hook is on top in guard.

Down manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Captain Hook misses with a leg kick

and Down moves into the clinch.

Down is trying to trip Captain Hook. He has hold of a leg but Captain Hook is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Down persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Down stands up from Captain Hook's guard - Down perhaps looking for a knockout.
Captain Hook lands a jab-cross combination.
Captain Hook throws a left and a right that both miss

and Down counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down tries to stand and escape but Captain Hook is controlling the position.
Captain Hook wants to improve his position but Down is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Down is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Captain Hook can do to turn this around?

Captain Hook has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Down escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Down!
Captain Hook tries to improve position but can't.

Down stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Captain Hook falls off balance throwing a combination

and Down counters with a nice double leg into side control. Captain Hook won't be happy with that.

Down decides to stand back up.
Berg Captain Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook tests Down's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Captain Hook misses with a lunging right hand

so Down counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Berg Captain Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Captain Hook escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Down gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Down gets to his feet - Captain Hook follows without any prompting.
Captain Hook misses with a combination

and Down counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Down.
Captain Hook throws a knee to the head but misses.

Down gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Captain Hook regains guard.
Your Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Down gets to his feet. Captain Hook looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Your Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Down, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Your Down!