PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jazper Ydio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Takashi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jazper Ydio's chin.

Ydio
vs
Takashi

185 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jazper Ydio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takashi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Takashi lands with a punch from half guard.
Takashi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ydio to regain full guard.
Takashi with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takashi with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi lands a couple of digs.
Takashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ydio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ydio is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takashi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ydio is keeping the position for now.
Takashi distracts Ydio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takashi lands a couple of digs.
Takashi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ydio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi wants to control from the top but Ydio keeps moving.
Takashi is working Ydio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takashi working some strikes from top position.
Takashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ydio keeps working.
Takashi scores with punches from side control.
Takashi lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ydio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takashi scores with a couple of short elbows.

Ydio is rocked!
Takashi lands an elbow.
Oh Ydio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takashi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Takashi is working Ydio over with some ground and pound from side control.
A big shot lands for Takashi! That's hurt Ydio! Will he recover? Takashi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Takashi!