|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takamasa Anai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gives All (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
22
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamasa Anai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gives All!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by All or perhaps it was just good defense by Anai which made him look bad.
All lands a slapping body shot.
All is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as All sprawls well. All wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anai gets slowly back to his feet.
Anai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
All wants to improve his position but Anai is controlling well.
Anai trying to pass the guard but All defending well.
All is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anai trying to mount his opponent but All defends it.
All is staying active underneath Anai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
All tries to roll over but Anai keeps him under control.
Anai prevents All from standing back up.
All wants to control but Anai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anai is trying hard to land a takedown here. All sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anai misses with a hook to the body
and All holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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.
Anai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
All scores a takedown into full mount!
Anai regains half guard.
Anai is breathing heavily.
All perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
All prevents Anai from improving his position.
Anai wants to control but All is keeping busy.
All is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
All is stalling here. Anai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! All seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
All tries to buck Anai off but Anai is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
All is trying to control Anai's posture but Anai avoids it.
Anai trying to control the position but All is working away.
Anai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if All can do anything to dispel that myth.
All is looking to regain half guard here but Anai keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gives All will probably get the nod.
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.
All throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anai shoots in for a takedown but All shows good takedown defense.
Anai misses with a hook to the body
and All connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Anai or perhaps it was just good defense by All which made him look bad.
All throws a series of punches but Anai avoids them all with ease.
Anai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - All looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anai fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takamasa Anai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
All clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anai wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anai tries to pull guard but All won't allow it.
Anai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite All's efforts to push away.
All tries to score a body lock takedown but Anai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anai is pressed up against the cage. All has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anai down to the mat. Anai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
All tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
All tries to clinch there but Anai circles away.
No luck for Anai with that takedown attempt.
All looks to land a combination. Anai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
All throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takamasa Anai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
All shoots in for a double leg but Anai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anai is defended easily by All.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
All tries to clinch there but Anai circles away.
All tries a head kick but it misses.
Anai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anai with a lazy takedown attempt
and All counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
All looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anai manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anai is trying to control the position but All postures up.
All wants to control from the top but Anai keeps moving.
All must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anai wants to get back to his feet but All is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anai manages to escape and get back to his feet.
All stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but All swivels and escapes.
All darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anai trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anai trying to control the position.
All has gone for a leg lock! Anai slips out almost immediately though and dives into All's guard.
All keeping moving, preventing Anai from controlling successfully.
Anai preventing the sweep.
Anai trying to control the position from guard on top but All is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anai passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gives All showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anai rushes All and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anai pulls guard.
Anai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but All can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
All showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
All stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
All would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. All is aware though and is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anai moves out of range as All throws a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Anai. No joy for All on that attempt.
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.
All shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anai counters with a single leg into guard. All didn't expect that.
All is pulling down on Anai's head to control his posture.
All looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anai is one step ahead there.
Anai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
All taking a bit of punishment here - Anai scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anai stands up.
No luck for All with that takedown attempt.
Takamasa Anai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gives All.
Anai looks for a takedown but All sprawls well.
All shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in All's guard now.
All looking to control but Anai passes into half guard.
Anai winds up and cracks All with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anai prevents All from improving his position.
All is trying to control but can't.
Anai wants to control but All is keeping him busy.
Anai decides to stand up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anai.
All gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in All's guard now.
Takamasa Anai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gives All is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anai throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takamasa Anai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think All 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gives All!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
