PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 2362 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Genkei Takahashi (ranked 232 p4p, 173 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell Yeah. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jones
vs
Takahashi

172 cm
34
148
16 - 18 - 0

183 cm
29
143
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genkei Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takahashi scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.

Takahashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Takahashi blocking some punches.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takahashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Takahashi lands an uppercut.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Takahashi tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi blocking some punches.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Takahashi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Takahashi being controlled against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takahashi avoids it.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Takahashi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Takahashi improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takahashi.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Takahashi has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
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!
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Takahashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones tries to stall but Takahashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Takahashi.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Takahashi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takahashi can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Takahashi 's eye.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Jones blocking some punches.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Takahashi lands a left hand.

Takahashi has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Takahashi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takahashi.
Jones working a defensive guard but Takahashi passes into half guard.
Takahashi prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Takahashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takahashi controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takahashi is on top in guard.

Takahashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takahashi is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dingleberry Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones punishes Takahashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Jones misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the cage.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Takahashi.
Takahashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tries to stall but Takahashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Takahashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Jones is looking to control Takahashi's arms but Takahashi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takahashi works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries to stall but Takahashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Takahashi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones tries to buck Takahashi off but Takahashi is having none of it.
Jones wants to control but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones regains half guard.
Takahashi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Takahashi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones wants to control but Takahashi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takahashi controlling the action here.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Takahashi pushes his legs off easily.
Takahashi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takahashi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takahashi is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones controls Takahashi momentarily but Takahashi frees himself.
Takahashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takahashi preventing the sweep.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takahashi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genkei Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
Jones swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Takahashi scores with a body shot.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takahashi.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takahashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Takahashi persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takahashi did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Takahashi's hands, connecting with Takahashi's forehead.

Takahashi actively working from the bottom here.
Takahashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the hands but Takahashi won't let him.
Takahashi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jones is looking for a way out.
Takahashi is punishing Jones with strikes - can he finish him?!
Takahashi lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jones is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Takahashi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jones to escape the position.
Takahashi keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Takahashi gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to escape but Takahashi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Takahashi connects with a big shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones just trying to survive but Takahashi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Takahashi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
Takahashi is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Takahashi. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Takahashi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Takahashi is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Takahashi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Takahashi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi looking to control.
Jones with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Takahashi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takahashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takahashi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones seems keen to control Takahashi's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takahashi defends well.
Takahashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Takahashi has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Takahashi manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi working the head with strikes.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takahashi wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genkei Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takahashi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genkei Takahashi!
Genkei Takahashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.