PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Combs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shun Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Combs
vs
Taka

208 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shun Taka!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taka gets a clinch.
Combs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Combs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Combs avoiding damage as Taka throws knees to the body.
Taka has had enough of the clinch but Combs keeps him there for the moment.
Taka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taka tries to pull guard but Combs won't allow it.

Combs has Taka pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Combs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taka tumbling to the mat - Combs dives into Taka's guard.
Combs is working Taka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taka managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka is trying to keep Combs in close.
Taka pulls Combs in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Combs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taka is still trying to improve position.
Taka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Combs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taka is trying to control the position but Combs postures up.
Taka wants to control the position but Combs says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Taka is looking to control Combs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taka avoid being mounted?
Taka strikes from the bottom but Combs passes into mount!
Taka is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka wants to hold on but Combs pushes him away.
Taka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Combs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Combs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Combs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taka?
Taka working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combs punching from mount but Taka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Taka tries to hold on but Combs postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Combs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taka hang on?
Combs cracks Taka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Combs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Combs avoids the attempt from Taka to control.
Taka regains half guard.
Combs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Combs 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.
Taka wants to control but Combs passes into side.
Taka can't do much from the bottom here.
Taka is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Combs to the mat! Combs manages to get full guard.
Taka won't allow Combs to sweep him here.
Taka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Combs's head.
Taka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Combs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taka is one step ahead there.
Taka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Combs is keeping the position for now.
Combs keeping moving, preventing Taka from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka looking to sit in guard and control but Combs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Taka working a defensive guard but Combs manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka struggling a bit here.
Taka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taka tries to control but Combs manages to take his back.
Combs missing with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Taka's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka trying to control the hands but Combs breaks the grip.
Combs struggling to land strikes to the head as Taka covers up.
Combs is not going to allow Taka to sit and survive in this position.
Combs is hanging on to Taka's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combs loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Taka hold on?
You can see the frustration on Taka's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Combs gets his hands free as Taka looks to control.
Jeffrey Combs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Combs lands a shot to the body.
Taka trying to control the position but Combs manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taka tries to break free.
Combs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taka can do to turn this around?
Taka just trying to survive but Combs is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Combs missing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Combs. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Combs dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Taka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taka throws a right and a left that Combs avoids nicely.

Combs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Combs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taka's guard.

Taka looking to control but Combs passes into half guard.
Taka trying to get back to full guard but Combs takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Taka wants to hold on but Combs pushes him away.
Taka is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Combs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Combs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taka tries to hold on but Combs pushes him away.
Taka is trying desperately to improve position.
Combs lands a big elbow.
Combs blocks Taka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Taka is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka is desperately trying to improve his position but Combs has a good base and remains in mount.
Taka is in a horrible position here. Combs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Combs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Combs misses with a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Combs avoids the attempt from Taka to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka can't escape the position.
Taka tries to hold on but Combs postures up.
Taka is trying desperately to improve position.
Taka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shun Taka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taka is looking to get to half guard.
Combs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Combs avoids the attempt from Taka to control.
Taka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Combs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taka is desperately trying to improve his position but Combs has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Combs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Combs, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Combs!