PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubbles Ticklepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuudai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fear of the dark - Iron Maiden. Bubbles Ticklepants has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ticklepants
vs
Yuudai

174 cm
32
172 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

173 cm
34
170 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubbles Ticklepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticklepants throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yuudai.

It looks like Takeshi Yuudai has been cut.
Yuudai shoots for a takedown but Ticklepants saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ticklepants tries to clinch up but Yuudai circles away and keeps his distance.

Ticklepants moves into the clinch.
Ticklepants unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Yuudai has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ticklepants is trying to keep an underhook but Yuudai manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ticklepants makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ticklepants is looking to clinch.
Ticklepants digs a good hook to Yuudai's body.
Ticklepants is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ticklepants swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Yuudai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ticklepants pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yuudai is trying to drag Ticklepants to the mat but Ticklepants just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yuudai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuudai avoids a wild elbow strike from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yuudai's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai tries to score a body lock takedown but Ticklepants shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bubbles Ticklepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yuudai.
Yuudai dodges an elbow strike from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuudai avoids the damage to the body.
Ticklepants prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yuudai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yuudai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yuudai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yuudai blocks an elbow strike.
Ticklepants is pressed up against the cage. Yuudai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ticklepants down to the mat. Ticklepants avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yuudai fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Ticklepants has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A clash of legs there as Yuudai blocks the low kick.

Ticklepants forces Yuudai back against the cage and clinches.
Yuudai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ticklepants prevents it.
Yuudai wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ticklepants breaks the clinch.

Ticklepants gets a clinch.
Ticklepants throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Ticklepants.
Yuudai wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ticklepants missing with knees to the body.
Ticklepants landing knees to the body.

Ticklepants breaks the clinch.

Ticklepants moves into the clinch.
Yuudai can't get the takedown.
Ticklepants gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ticklepants pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yuudai wants a takedown but no success here.
Yuudai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ticklepants gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuudai looks winded!
Yuudai is working for takedown but Ticklepants is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Ticklepants.

That has opened up Takeshi Yuudai's cut even more.
Ticklepants trying to land knees to the body.
Ticklepants misses with an elbow strike.
Ticklepants looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ticklepants is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Ticklepants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ticklepants avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ticklepants.
Ticklepants wants to clinch.
Bubbles Ticklepants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ticklepants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Ticklepants darts in trying to clinch

and Yuudai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Yuudai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ticklepants has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ticklepants is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ticklepants kicks off Yuudai and gets to his feet.
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Ticklepants sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ticklepants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ticklepants gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yuudai wants a takedown but no success here.
Yuudai blocks an elbow strike from Ticklepants.
Yuudai is working for takedown but Ticklepants is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ticklepants is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yuudai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ticklepants avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ticklepants tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuudai avoids the damage to the body.
Yuudai wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ticklepants landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ticklepants obliges.
Ticklepants lands an elbow just above Yuudai 's eye.
Ticklepants throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubbles Ticklepants dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Yuudai's cut.
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.

Ticklepants moves into the clinch.
Yuudai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ticklepants lands a good knee to the midsection. Yuudai won't want to take too many of those.
Ticklepants stops a takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Yuudai tries for a takedown but Ticklepants manages to get underhooks.
Ticklepants working Yuudai over with knees to the body.
Ticklepants landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ticklepants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ticklepants tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.

Ticklepants has Yuudai up against the cage in a clinch.
Ticklepants lands an elbow just above Yuudai 's eye.
Ticklepants throws an elbow but it misses.
Ticklepants lands a damaging elbow.
Yuudai is breathing heavily.
Yuudai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ticklepants pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bubbles Ticklepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yuudai.
Ticklepants throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuudai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ticklepants.
Some wild striking there from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuudai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ticklepants tries to clinch up but Yuudai circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Ticklepants.

Yuudai gets tackled into the cage by Ticklepants. Ticklepants maintains the clinch.
Ticklepants unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ticklepants breaks from the clinch.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Ticklepants.

Ticklepants instigates a clinch.
Yuudai looking for a takedown.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuudai avoids it.
Ticklepants throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yuudai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ticklepants gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bubbles Ticklepants has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yuudai looking for a takedown.
Yuudai wants to take the fight to the mat but Ticklepants manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ticklepants comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Takeshi Yuudai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ticklepants misses with an elbow over the top.
Ticklepants is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuudai can do to turn this around?
Yuudai takes an elbow to the temple.
Yuudai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ticklepants tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Ticklepants.
Yuudai avoiding damage as Ticklepants throws knees to the body.
Ticklepants lands an elbow inside that Yuudai shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ticklepants throws an elbow but misses.
Ticklepants throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuudai blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuudai takes an elbow to the forehead.

Takeshi Yuudai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuudai avoids it.
Yuudai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ticklepants breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ticklepants tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ticklepants wants to clinch but Yuudai slips to the side
enabling Yuudai to counter with a crisp jab.
Ticklepants misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ticklepants moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.
Ticklepants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Yuudai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yuudai.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ticklepants wants to stand up but Yuudai is controlling him.

Yuudai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yuudai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Ticklepants kicks Yuudai off and gets to his feet.
Bubbles Ticklepants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants looks to clinch

and Yuudai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yuudai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuudai postures up in Ticklepants's guard and throws a big left but Ticklepants blocks it.
Ticklepants wants to get back to his feet but Yuudai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yuudai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Yuudai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yuudai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yuudai prevents Ticklepants from getting back to his feet.
Yuudai working some strikes from top position.
Yuudai landing with the ground and pound.
Yuudai prevents Ticklepants from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuudai cracks Ticklepants with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubbles Ticklepants dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Yuudai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ticklepants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yuudai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ticklepants tries to clinch up

and Yuudai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ticklepants wants to stand and escape but Yuudai is having none of it.
Yuudai is in close to Ticklepants's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yuudai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yuudai postures up in Ticklepants's guard and throws a big left but Ticklepants blocks it.

Yuudai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yuudai prevents Ticklepants from getting back to his feet.
Ticklepants trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuudai prevents Ticklepants from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ticklepants pushes Yuudai off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai shoots in for a double leg but Ticklepants sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ticklepants closes the distance but Yuudai moves to the side

and Yuudai counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ticklepants!
Yuudai is putting a hurting on Ticklepants here, landing some big shots from side control.

Yuudai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ticklepants, who protects the arm well.
Ticklepants is trying to get back to his feet.

Yuudai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ticklepants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ticklepants wants to get back to his feet but Yuudai drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Yuudai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ticklepants is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yuudai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yuudai working the ground and pound.
Ticklepants wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yuudai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ticklepants wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Yuudai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ticklepants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ticklepants is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yuudai asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yuudai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ticklepants pushes Yuudai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yuudai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yuudai cracks Ticklepants with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Yuudai immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ticklepants is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Yuudai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Yuudai!
After winning the bout, Takeshi Yuudai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.