PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Takagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takagawa comes to the cage accompanied by "Ready Steady Go" by L'Arc~en~Ciel. Gregory Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Takagawa
vs
Jones

176 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Takagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory Jones!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

Takagawa gets the takedown into side control.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Takagawa scoring with strikes.
Takagawa in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones is trying to control Takagawa's posture but Takagawa avoids it.
Takagawa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Takagawa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Takagawa throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Takagawa throwing strikes but Jones manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Takagawa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jones is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Takagawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takagawa is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takagawa is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Takagawa regains half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Takagawa is working from the bottom.
Takagawa wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the action here.
Takagawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Takagawa is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones is stalling here. Takagawa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Takagawa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Takagawa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Takagawa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Takagawa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones regains half guard.
Takagawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Takagawa has control of the leg.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Takagawa is very close to passing his half guard.
Takagawa works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Takagawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horrible takedown by Takagawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Takagawa shoots in.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones avoids the body shot from Takagawa.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Takagawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takagawa dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Takagawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takagawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jones cracks Takagawa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Takagawa to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takagawa loses concentration momentarily and Jones pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Takagawa crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jones finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregory Jones!