PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuki Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jorvee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Takahashi
vs
Jorvee

165 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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, Yuuki Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jorvee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jorvee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jorvee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Takahashi down.
Jorvee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Takahashi some visible discomfort.
Jorvee is putting a hurting on Takahashi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Takahashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jorvee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jorvee is putting a hurting on Takahashi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorvee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorvee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Takahashi wants to control but Jorvee postures up.
Takahashi taking punishment in the form of punches.

Takahashi is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jorvee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jorvee working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Takahashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jorvee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Takahashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Takahashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Takahashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Jorvee scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorvee cracks Takahashi with a big right hand but Takahashi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A big shot lands for Jorvee! That's hurt Takahashi! Will he recover? Jorvee fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jorvee!