PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hori Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bear
vs
Taka

171 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franky Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hori Taka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Taka closes the distance and clinches.
Taka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bear.
Taka tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing Taka back against the cage.
Bear blocks a body shot from Taka.
Taka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taka has Bear pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bear avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Taka.
Taka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taka effectively controlling the action here.
Taka tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Taka.
Taka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Taka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bear tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taka smiles and moves away.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.

Taka moves into range and clinches up with Bear.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bear prevents a body shot from Taka.
Bear is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bear jumps guard but Taka stands there with Bear around his waist. Bear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taka stalling in the clinch.
Taka landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear blocking some punches.
Taka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taka lands a nice uppercut.
Bear has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taka after a bit of a struggle.
Taka misses with a body punch.
Taka tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing Taka back against the cage.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taka prevents it.
Taka scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taka.
Bear is trying to drag Taka to the mat but Taka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bear is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taka trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bear wants a takedown but no success here.
Bear avoiding damage as Taka throws knees to the body.
Taka tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hori Taka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taka tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Taka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
Taka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taka throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.

Taka closes the distance and clinches.
Bear takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taka stalling against the cage.
Taka crunches a lovely knee into Bear's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka just leaning against Bear, taking a breather.
Taka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bear is defending well for now.
Taka can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Taka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taka has Bear pressed against the cage.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Taka.
Taka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taka missing with knees to the body.
Taka misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Taka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taka effectively controlling the action here.
Bear is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taka to keep the fight standing.
Bear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taka walks away with a smile on his face. Bear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taka misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taka avoiding damage.
Hori Taka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hori Taka.
Taka is looking to clinch.

That's four 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.

Taka has closed the distance and engaged Bear in a clinch.
Taka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage.
Bear blocks an elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taka crunches a lovely knee into Bear's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hori Taka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Bear shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Taka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taka.
Taka misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taka to keep the fight standing.
Taka trying to land knees to the body.
Taka controlling the action here for a moment.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka effectively controlling the action here.
Taka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bear avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka stalls.
Taka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taka can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Taka slows down the pace here.
Taka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hori Taka.
Taka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Taka.

Taka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taka throws a head punch that misses.
Bear blocks a body shot from Taka.
Bear blocks a body shot from Taka.
Taka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Taka tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka missing with knees to the body.
Bear blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taka tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taka misses with a punch to the body.
Taka pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taka leaning against his opponent.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taka smiles and moves away.

Bear shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taka keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Taka trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taka trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hori Taka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hori Taka!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hori Taka!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hori Taka!

Hori Taka wins by unanimous decision!