PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hori Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hori Taka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Amber
vs
Taka

180 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Amber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hori Taka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Amber misses.
Taka throws a hook but Amber avoids it easily.
Taka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Amber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taka.

Taka moves into the clinch.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taka misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taka leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taka tries to work over Amber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Amber jumps guard but Taka stands there with Amber around his waist. Amber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taka struggles to land a body shot inside as Amber controls his hands.
Taka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amber 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. Amber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Amber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taka tries to clinch there but Amber circles away.

Taka gets a clinch.
Amber wants to get back to striking at distance but Taka won't allow it.
Amber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka effectively controlling the action here.
Taka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Amber prevents a body shot from Taka.
A bit of stalling here from Taka.
Taka misses with a punch to the body.
Amber 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. Amber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Amber misses with a low kick.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taka tries to move into range but Amber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taka.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch but Amber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taka doesn't manage to clinch there - Amber circles away.
Amber misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Taka.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch but Amber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taka blocks a low kick nicely.
Julian Amber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Taka gets a clinch.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka won't allow it.
Taka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka holds him up against the cage and eventually Amber drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amber is trying to pull guard but Taka has him pressed against the cage.
Amber blocks a body shot from Taka.
A bit of stalling here from Taka.
Amber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taka smiles and moves away.
Taka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taka is out of range and Amber settles back down.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taka doesn't manage to clinch there - Amber circles away.
Amber throws a body punch but Taka moves out of range.
Amber misses with a low kick.
Taka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taka tries to clinch but Amber is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hori Taka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Amber throws a body shot but no joy.

Taka darts in and clinches Amber up against the cage.
Taka avoiding damage.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka won't allow it.
Taka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amber.
Amber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Amber jumps guard but Taka stands there with Amber around his waist. Amber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Amber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amber prevents a body shot from Taka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taka missing with knees to the body.
Taka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amber avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amber is defending well for now.
Amber 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. Amber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Amber with a jab.
Amber throws a leg kick but Taka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amber misses with a low kick.
Taka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amber.
Amber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taka.
A big right from Amber misses.

Amber gets tackled into the cage by Taka. Taka maintains the clinch.
Taka leaning against his opponent.
Taka misses with a body punch.
Taka stalling.
Amber 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. Amber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Amber shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taka is trying to defend but Amber finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taka sees it coming and defends easily.
Taka wants to control but Amber is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taka wants to get back to full guard.
Taka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Amber seems to be looking for submissions.
Amber wants to pass the guard but Taka is defending well.
Taka tries to get to full guard but Amber has control of the leg.
Taka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amber is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taka keeps working.
Taka wants to get back to full guard.
Amber content to control rather than advance.
Taka tries to roll over but Amber keeps him under control.

Amber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taka is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amber wants to control but Taka is keeping him busy.
Amber wants to free his trapped foot but Taka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amber wants to control but Taka is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Amber there.
Amber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taka moves away from the strike by Amber.
Amber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Taka.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taka wants to clinch up but Amber keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Taka blocks the low kick.
Amber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taka is fending him off so far but Amber persists. Nope, Taka circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Amber dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Taka wants to clinch up but Amber keeps it at a distance.
Amber swats away the attempt to clinch by Taka.

Taka moves into the clinch.
Amber jumps guard but Taka stands there with Amber around his waist. Amber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Amber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taka just leaning against Amber, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Amber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taka tries to land knees in the clinch but Amber avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka won't allow it.
Amber fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Amber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amber throws a punch but it's blocked by Taka.
Taka keeps control of Amber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amber avoiding damage as Taka throws knees to the body.
Taka controlling the action here for a moment.
Amber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka holds him up against the cage and eventually Amber drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taka tries to land knees in the clinch but Amber avoids the damage to the body.
Amber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amber's elbow.
Amber is looking to control Taka's arms but Taka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amber has his back to the cage.
Amber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taka stalls.
Taka throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hori Taka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amber blocks a body shot from Taka.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka holds him up against the cage and eventually Amber drops back down to his feet.
Amber blocks a body shot from Taka.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Amber blocks a body shot from Taka.
Taka missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taka has Amber pressed against the cage.
Amber is trying to pull guard but Taka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Amber tries to pull guard but Taka holds him up against the cage and eventually Amber drops back down to his feet.
Taka can't find room to land a body shot as Amber controls the action.
Amber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amber's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hori Taka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hori Taka!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hori Taka!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hori Taka!

Hori Taka wins by unanimous decision!