PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiko Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takada
vs
Blubber

183 cm
22
267 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
230 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuhiko Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blubber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Takada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Takada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Takada scoring with some ground and pound.
Takada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takada lands a couple of digs.
Takada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blubber's head.

Blubber is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takada preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Takada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blubber is still in real trouble! Can Takada finish him?
Takada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takada chips away with some ground and pound.
Takada with a nice head shot there.
Takada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takada is in close to Blubber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takada lands a couple of digs.
Takada landing with the ground and pound.
Takada distracts Blubber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.

Takada drops back looking for a leg! Blubber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blubber manages to kick Takada off! Takada jumps back into Blubber's guard.
Takada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blubber's head.
Takada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blubber seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takada landing with the ground and pound.
Takada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takada is in close to Blubber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takada lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.
Takada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Takada lands a couple of elbows.
Takada chips away with some ground and pound.
Takada scoring with some ground and pound.
Takada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blubber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takada is in close to Blubber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takada cracks Blubber with a solid left hand.
Takada works over Blubber with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blubber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Takada drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada stands up over Blubber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takada distracts Blubber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blubber wants to sweep here but Takada controlling him for the moment.
Takada working some strikes from top position.
Takada landing with the ground and pound.
Blubber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takada scoring with punches to the head and body.

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

Takada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blubber has hold of Takada's hands but Takada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takada working Blubber over with strikes.
Takada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blubber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blubber taking some punishment here, with Takada in his half guard.
Takada working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Takada is trying to work for a kimura but Blubber is defending well.
Blubber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada working Blubber over with strikes.
Takada working Blubber over with strikes.
Takada is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takada lands with a punch from half guard.
Blubber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takada working Blubber over with strikes.
Blubber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blubber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada lands with a punch from half guard.

Takada seems to be looking for submissions.
Takada lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobuhiko Takada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blubber's guard.
Takada stands up over Blubber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takada stopping the sweep attempt from Blubber.
Takada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blubber has momentary wrist control but Takada slips an elbow through the middle.
Takada preventing the sweep.
Takada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blubber's head.
Takada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takada cracks Blubber with a solid left hand.
Takada works over Blubber with some ground and pound from guard.
Takada stopping the sweep attempt from Blubber.
Takada lands a couple of digs.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blubber has momentary wrist control but Takada slips an elbow through the middle.
Takada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nobuhiko Takada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada chips away with some ground and pound.
Takada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Takada distracts Blubber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Blubber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blubber's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Blubber is looking for a triangle but Takada pushes his legs off easily.
Takada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blubber's head.
Blubber has momentary wrist control but Takada slips an elbow through the middle.
Takada working some strikes from top position.
Takada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Takada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takada distracts Blubber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takada is working Blubber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takada working some strikes from top position.
Takada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blubber wants to sweep here but Takada controlling him for the moment.
Takada lands a couple of digs.
Takada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blubber can do to turn this around?

Takada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takada works over Blubber with some ground and pound from guard.
Takada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takada landing with the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Takada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.
Takada is in close to Blubber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blubber wants to sweep here but Takada controlling him for the moment.
Takada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takada looking to pass the guard.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.
Takada works over Blubber with some ground and pound from guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Takada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Takada there.
Takada lands with a punch from half guard.
Blubber wants to get back to full guard.
Takada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blubber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Takada.
Takada is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Takada is looking for a kimura here.
Blubber is looking for a sweep. Takada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Takada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takada lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Takada.
Takada with a couple of short strikes.
Blubber tries to reverse the position but Takada maintains control.
Takada with good strikes from the mount here!
Takada lands a big shot there that rocks Blubber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Takada lands a big shot there that rocks Blubber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Takada lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Takada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blubber is looking to improve his position but Takada isn't that keen on the idea.
Takada with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Blubber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Takada working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobuhiko Takada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Takada shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blubber has hold of Takada's hands but Takada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takada connects with a nice short shot to Blubber's temple.
Takada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blubber has hold of Takada's hands but Takada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Takada is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takada working Blubber over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takada winds up and cracks Blubber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Takada working Blubber over with strikes.

Blubber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takada pulls his head out easily.
Takada working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Takada is nestled in close to Blubber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada is nestled in close to Blubber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Takada winds up and cracks Blubber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Takada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Takada there.

Takada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blubber defends it well.
Blubber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blubber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.

Takada is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blubber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takada is one step ahead there.

Blubber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takada defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blubber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takada defends well.
Takada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takada lands a couple of digs.
Takada landing some decent shots from guard.
Takada chips away with some ground and pound.
Takada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blubber has momentary wrist control but Takada slips an elbow through the middle.
Takada stands up over Blubber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takada is working Blubber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takada with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada chips away with some ground and pound.
Takada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takada with a nice head shot there.
Takada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blubber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takada sprawls well. Takada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blubber gets slowly back to his feet.

Takada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Takada slips a nice elbow through Blubber's hands, connecting with Blubber's forehead.
Blubber taking some punishment here, with Takada in his half guard.
Blubber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blubber has momentary wrist control but Takada slips an elbow through the middle.
Takada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blubber's head.
Takada working some strikes from top position.
Takada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takada works over Blubber with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Takada changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blubber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blubber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blubber is thwarting Takada's attempts to control the position.
Boy Blubber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blubber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blubber.
Takada is controlling Blubber's trapped leg to prevent Blubber from advancing to side control.
Takada is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blubber is trying to work for a kimura but Takada is defending well.
Nobuhiko Takada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takada is trying to maintain the position but Blubber is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nobuhiko Takada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobuhiko Takada!