PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tasha Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Takayanagi
vs
Ventura

171 cm
22
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
17
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tasha Ventura!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi thows a body kick. Ventura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ventura avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura lunges at Takayanagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takayanagi's hand.
Ventura lands an overhand right.
Ventura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Takayanagi walks into a straight right hand from Ventura.
Takayanagi looks to throw the jab but Ventura is out of range.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takayanagi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ventura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Ventura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Takayanagi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takayanagi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Takayanagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takayanagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ventura is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Takayanagi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Takayanagi but it's paid off an Ventura is forced to tap! Nice work by Takayanagi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'