PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 5893 p4p, 4857 weight class) and Dustin Fahey (ranked 0 p4p, 455 weight class). Takeshi Yuudai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yuudai
vs
Fahey

175 cm
18
160
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
157
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Fahey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fahey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yuudai's head backwards.
Fahey is looking to clinch but Yuudai is avoiding it.
Fahey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fahey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuudai as he jumps to the side.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fahey is looking to clinch but Yuudai is avoiding it.
Fahey moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.

Yuudai gets caught napping as Fahey dives in and scores a takedown. Yuudai manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fahey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fahey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yuudai keeping full guard, as Fahey tries to pass.
Fahey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yuudai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Fahey from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fahey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yuudai working a defensive guard here.

Yuudai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fahey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fahey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fahey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yuudai is keeping the position for now.
Fahey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

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.
Yuudai has control of Fahey's left arm, preventing Fahey from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuudai trying to keep a closed guard but Fahey is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fahey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yuudai is looking to counter punch.
Nice sprawl there from Yuudai as Fahey shoots in.
Takeshi Yuudai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Fahey.
Yuudai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fahey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yuudai feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fahey misses with a head kick.
Fahey looks winded!
Fahey fails with the takedown.
Fahey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuudai but Yuudai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuudai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fahey misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fahey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fahey or perhaps it was just good defense by Yuudai, which made it look bad.
As Fahey backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yuudai stuffs the takedown attempt from Fahey. Fahey gets slowly back to his feet.
Fahey shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fahey throws a right hand that Yuudai ducks under and follows up with a left that Yuudai also avoids with ease.
No luck for Fahey with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Fahey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fahey moves into the clinch.
Fahey misses with a knee to the head.
Yuudai tries to land knees in the clinch but Fahey avoids the damage to the body.
Fahey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yuudai after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fahey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fahey misses with a takedown attempt
and Yuudai counters with a thumping low kick.
Fahey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takeshi Yuudai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Fahey.
Fahey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fahey tries for a takedown but Yuudai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fahey is looking to clinch.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fahey shoots in looking for a takedown. Yuudai tries to sprawl out of it but Fahey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yuudai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuudai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fahey just manages to avoid it.
Fahey wants to clinch.
And Yuudai counters with a quick kick to the body but Fahey blocks 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.
Fahey shoots in and drives through. Yuudai sprawls well.
Yuudai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yuudai slaps away a takedown attempt from Fahey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yuudai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fahey just manages to avoid it.
Fahey tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dustin Fahey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fahey wants to clinch.
Yuudai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fahey avoids it.
Yuudai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fahey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yuudai defends well and Fahey ends up having to push Yuudai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fahey with a poor takedown
and Yuudai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fahey fails with a takedown attempt.
Fahey wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
Takeshi Yuudai is winning the standup battle so far.
Fahey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yuudai tries to avoid it but Fahey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yuudai to the ground. Yuudai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Fahey backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fahey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuudai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fahey closes the distance and clinches up with Yuudai, looking for a takedown. Fahey pushes Yuudai against the cage but Yuudai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yuudai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yuudai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuudai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fahey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuudai but Yuudai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A counter left hand to the body from Yuudai misses its target.
Fahey throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Yuudai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuudai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yuudai wants it to stay on the feet.
Yuudai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Takeshi Yuudai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuudai blocks a head kick by Fahey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Yuudai 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. This is the final round!

Fahey wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
Fahey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Fahey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fahey tries to stand but Yuudai is controlling his head.
Yuudai gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yuudai looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fahey trying to pass the guard but Yuudai defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to control here.
Yuudai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fahey postures up.

Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Fahey defends easily.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yuudai is trying to control the position but Fahey postures up.
Yuudai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yuudai tries to get out of the position.
Yuudai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fahey landing some decent shots from guard.

Fahey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yuudai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fahey has managed to get both his arms back between Yuudai's legs - danger averted.
Yuudai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai wants to take a breather but Fahey is having none of it.
Yuudai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fahey tries to get to full guard but Yuudai has control of the leg.
Yuudai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Yuudai.
Yuudai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yuudai is trying to control. Fahey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yuudai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fahey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yuudai content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai lands with a punch from half guard.

Yuudai is working for a submission of some sort.
Fahey is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yuudai 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai gave a mention to PWNAGE™ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).