PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between poopy butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genji Takiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takiya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

butt
vs
Takiya

225 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, poopy butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Genji Takiya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
butt misses with a two punch combination.
butt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
butt shoots in for a takedown but Takiya shows good takedown defense.
butt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takiya stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for poopy butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Takiya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with butt, pushing him back against the cage.

Takiya breaks from the clinch.
butt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takiya circles away.

butt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takiya did well to prevent butt getting side control.
Takiya flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Takiya is defending against the submission attempts here by butt.
Takiya wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takiya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. butt is working away from the top position though.

butt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takiya sees it coming and defends easily.
Takiya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. butt is working away from the top position though.
Takiya flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
butt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takiya is looking for a sweep. butt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Takiya forces butt back against the cage and clinches.
butt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takiya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
butt has Takiya pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Takiya manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
butt is breathing heavily.

Takiya manages to break the clinch.

Takiya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for butt!
butt trying desperately to get to his feet.
butt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Takiya cracks butt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
butt is squirming around, avoiding Takiya's attempts to control the action.

Takiya looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
butt tries to lock up and control but Takiya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
butt is squirming around, avoiding Takiya's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
butt tries to reverse the position but Takiya maintains control.
Takiya tries to control but butt wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
butt is looking to improve his position but Takiya isn't that keen on the idea.
butt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Takiya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but butt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takiya looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but butt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four 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.
Takiya strikes from the bottom but butt passes into mount!

butt goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Takiya turns into him and now he's in butt's guard.
butt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takiya is one step ahead there.

butt looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Takiya has picked butt up and slammed him! butt can't keep hold of the triangle and Takiya manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genji Takiya dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

butt misses with a takedown

and Takiya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Takiya has picked butt up - he's going for a ride! Takiya dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
butt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takiya tries to stand and escape but butt is controlling the position.

butt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
butt wants to get back to full guard.
butt is pressing down on Takiya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
butt working a defensive guard here.
butt keeping moving, preventing Takiya from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
butt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takiya manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
butt passes Takiya's left leg - he's now in half guard.

butt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takiya defends it well.

butt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takiya sees it coming and defends easily.
Takiya is looking for a sweep. butt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Takiya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Takiya missing with punches from the bottom.
butt is looking to advance position but Takiya won't allow it.
butt controlling the action here.
butt wants to take a breather but Takiya is having none of it.
butt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Takiya clinches with his opponent.

Takiya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by butt misses

and Takiya counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for butt!
butt wants to control but Takiya is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
butt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takiya is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
butt is trying to escape the mount.
butt tries to hold on but Takiya postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takiya punching from mount but butt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Takiya throws some wild stikes that butt manages to avoid easily.
butt really wants to buck Takiya off and get back to his feet.
Takiya avoids the attempt from butt to control.
A nice elbow there by Takiya.
Takiya wants to control the pace but butt is squirming around nicely.
Takiya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
butt tries to hold on but Takiya postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genji Takiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Takiya fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. butt sprawls well initially but Takiya persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
butt is looking to control Takiya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can butt avoid being mounted?
butt moves into full guard.
Takiya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with butt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
butt controls Takiya momentarily but Takiya frees himself.
butt keeping moving, preventing Takiya from controlling successfully.

butt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takiya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Takiya trying to control the position from guard on top but butt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Takiya gets to his feet - butt follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takiya instigates a clinch.

Takiya ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Takiya no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Takiya has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. butt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Takiya.
butt takes a little break here. Takiya wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takiya is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let butt take his back! Uh oh - butt has got a rear naked choke here! Takiya is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). poopy butt!