PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between poopy butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Sendou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Sendou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

butt
vs
Sendou

225 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, poopy butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Sendou!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
butt throws a front kick aimed at Sendou's knee but Sendou avoids it well.
Sendou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sendou looks to land a combination but butt avoids it well.
Sendou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
butt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sendou is fending him off so far but butt persists. Nope, Sendou circles away and we're back to standing.
butt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
butt shoots in looking for a takedown. Sendou tries to sprawl out of it but butt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sendou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for poopy butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sendou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Sendou does no damage.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Sendou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
butt defending well as Sendou loads up on a big left hand.
butt moves out of range of the strikes.
Sendou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Sendou misses.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

butt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
butt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
butt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
butt works his way into side control.
Sendou is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, butt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
butt slows the pace down.
Sendou tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sendou has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
butt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

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.
Sendou is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
butt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
butt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sendou for as long as he can get away with.
Sendou is trying to stand back up.
butt keeps control of the position easily here as Sendou tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. poopy butt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sendou slaps away a takedown attempt from butt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sendou misses with a jab, cross combination.
butt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sendou pinned against the cage. Sendou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sendou throws a looping overhand right but butt ducks down to avoid it.
Sendou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck butt on the side of the head.
Sendou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

butt scores a takedown into full mount!
Sendou wants to try and get back to his feet.
butt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
butt controlling from mount.
Sendou is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

poopy butt dominated that 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.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from butt is defended easily by Sendou.
Sendou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sendou takes a swing at butt's ribcage but misses.

butt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sendou is looking to get back to is feet but butt passes into side control.
Sendou is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
butt staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet here but butt is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sendou's back.
butt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
butt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sendou is trying to get back to his feet but butt has full control of the position and if anything, Sendou has just worked his way into a worse spot.
butt keeps control of the position easily here as Sendou tries to buck him off.

That's two 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.
Sendou trying to get back to his feet but butt is in full control for now.
butt has good solid back control here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. poopy butt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by butt.
Sendou throws a body punch but butt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sendou misses the target.
Sendou throws a series of punches but butt moves out of range.
Sendou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sendou throws a series of punches but butt moves out of range.
butt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sendou pinned against the cage. Sendou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takeshi Sendou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
butt moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi Sendou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou thows a body shot but no joy.

butt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sendou's guard.
butt is standing up over Sendou. Sendou looks to escape but butt dives into side control.
Sendou is breathing heavily.

butt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A big left from Sendou misses.
Sendou misses with a wild combination.
butt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sendou sprawls well. Sendou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. butt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for poopy butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
butt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sendou.
butt fails with the takedown.
butt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sendou with a jab.
A combination from Sendou does no damage.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
butt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sendou misses with a straight left.
Sendou looks to land a combination but butt avoids it well.

Sendou gets caught flat footed, as butt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
butt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst butt is controlling him.
butt stands and throws Sendou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sendou is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but butt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

poopy butt dominated that second round.
That's time! butt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

butt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sendou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst butt is controlling him.
butt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
butt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sendou is wriggling around but butt manages to pass to half guard.
Sendou is trying to stand up here but butt is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
butt not doing much here.
Sendou pushes butt off looking to stand but butt dives back in and keeps control.
Sendou is trying to escape back to his feet but butt uses the scramble to pass into side control.
butt takes a little break here. Sendou wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
butt advances to full mount.
butt looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
butt controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. poopy butt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sendou throws a hook but butt blocks it.

butt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than butt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sendou is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
butt controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
butt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sendou is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
butt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sendou squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
butt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by butt.
You get the feeling that Sendou really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Takeshi Sendou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
poopy butt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
poopy butt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for butt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... poopy butt!