PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snoop Doog (ranked 4437 p4p, 5401 weight class) and Takamoto Yuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snoop Doog has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Doog
vs
Yuu

225 cm
18
130
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
140
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snoop Doog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takamoto Yuu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yuu clinches.
Doog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Doog pulls Yuu into guard.
Doog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yuu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doog, up you get!
Nice takedown defense from Yuu. No joy for Doog on that attempt.
Doog leaves Yuu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Yuu rushes Doog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doog breaks from the clinch.
Doog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doog is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yuu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yuu is looking to clinch but Doog is avoiding it.
Doog shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuu as he jumps to the side.
Yuu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snoop Doog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doog looks for a takedown but Yuu sprawls well.
Yuu moves out of range of the leg kick from Doog.
Doog has a takedown stuffed.

Yuu instigates a clinch.
Yuu stops a takedown attempt from Doog.
Doog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yuu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Doog is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doog is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yuu tries to land knees in the clinch but Doog avoids the damage to the body.
Yuu is trying to break free.
Doog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yuu smiles and moves away.

Doog moves into the clinch successfully.
Yuu is trying to break the clinch but Doog is controlling him.
Doog tries for a takedown but Yuu manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuu has Doog pushed against the cage.
Yuu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Doog breaks the clinch.
Yuu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doog.
Doog shoots for a takedown but Yuu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yuu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doog stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuu has a takedown stuffed.
Yuu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doog.
Yuu wants to counter the offense by Doog and move into the clinch position.

Doog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Doog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snoop Doog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuu leaves Doog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yuu misses with a straight left.
Yuu throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yuu lands a slapping body shot.
Yuu shoots in for a double leg but Doog sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doog thows a body kick. Yuu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yuu stuffs the takedown.
Doog shoots for a double leg takedown but Yuu sprawls well. He's pushed Doog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doog throws a sloppy head kick and Yuu moves out of range easily.
Yuu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yuu goes for a double leg but Doog avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doog continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuu leaves Doog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snoop Doog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuu dives in for a single leg takedown but Doog sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doog wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Yuu instigates a clinch.
Yuu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yuu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doog blocks it with crossed arms.
Doog fails to pull guard.
Yuu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doog is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doog tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yuu throws an elbow but it misses.
Doog is working for takedown but Yuu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yuu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doog dodges an elbow strike from Yuu.
Doog jumps guard but Yuu stands there with Doog around his waist. Doog gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yuu looking for a takedown.
Yuu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yuu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doog jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yuu walks away with a smile on his face. Doog gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doog avoids the head kick by Yuu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doog stuffs the takedown.
Yuu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doog.
Yuu fails to land the takedown.
Yuu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doog is out of range.
Doog thinks about countering with a head kick.
Doog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yuu or perhaps it was just good defense by Doog, which made it look bad.
Doog shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yuu defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Yuu does no damage.
Doog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doog somewhat.
Yuu tries to counter with a clinch but Doog shakes him off and moves away.
Doog tries to clinch but Yuu is having none of it.
Doog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Yuu as Doog shoots in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takamoto Yuu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yuu moves into the clinch successfully.
Doog drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yuu is trying to force a seperation but Doog has the dominant position.
Doog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doog trying to land knees to the body.

Doog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuu has a takedown stuffed.
Doog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doog drops his hands momentarily and Yuu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doog fails with the takedown
and Yuu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snoop Doog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuu looks for a takedown but Doog sprawls well.
Doog doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuu circles away.
Doog tries to land a front kick but Yuu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Yuu rushes Doog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doog letting Yuu take a breather here.
Doog tries to pull guard but Yuu won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuu can't break the clinch.

Doog manages to break the clinch.
Yuu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doog shoots in looking for a takedown. Yuu tries to sprawl out of it but Doog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yuu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yuu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doog but Doog pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doog shoots and misses
and Yuu counters with a series of strikes. Doog will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yuu throws a leg kick that misses.
Doog closes the distance and clinches up with Yuu, looking for a takedown. Doog pushes Yuu against the cage but Yuu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takamoto Yuu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doog pinned against the cage. Doog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doog appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yuu is looking to clinch but Doog is avoiding it.
Yuu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doog circles away.
Yuu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuu but Yuu pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yuu shoots in but no luck this time.
Doog shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yuu defends it nicely.
Doog is looking to clinch but Yuu is avoiding it.
Yuu unleashes a big counter combination but Doog bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doog darts in looking for a takedown but Yuu gets double underhooks and turns Doog into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yuu.
Snoop Doog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takamoto Yuu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takamoto Yuu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yuu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takamoto Yuu!