PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Caro (ranked 4438 p4p, 4327 weight class) and Daiki Takahashi (ranked 280 p4p, 271 weight class). Takahashi has chosen Maximum The Hormone -Koi no Mega Lover as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Caro
vs
Takahashi

225 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
144
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 London, Jaro Caro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Caro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Caro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takahashi can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caro wants to stand but Takahashi has his arm trapped.
Takahashi is trying to improve his position.

Caro is trying to get an arm triangle but Takahashi is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caro working the body and head with strikes.
Caro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caro staying calm.

Caro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takahashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi struggling a bit here.
Caro staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caro lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caro trying to control the position but Takahashi is working away.
Caro cracks Takahashi with a big elbow.
Takahashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Caro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takahashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Caro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Caro cracks Takahashi with a big right hand but Takahashi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takahashi sneaks back into half guard.
Caro is trying to control. Takahashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takahashi is trying is best to control the position here.

Caro is looking for a kimura here.
Caro controlling the action here.
Caro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caro is trying to control. Takahashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Caro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Caro moves nicely into side control.
Takahashi tries to improve position but can't.
Caro wants to stand but Takahashi has his arm trapped.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takahashi can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Caro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takahashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Takahashi wants to control but Caro postures up.
Caro in side control, throwing shots but Takahashi defends.
Caro tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Caro works to advance to full mount. Takahashi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Takahashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takahashi is squirming around, avoiding Caro's attempts to control the action.
Takahashi tries to hold on but Caro postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaro Caro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Takahashi gets the takedown into side control.
Caro sneaks back into half guard.
Caro is concentrating on defense, preventing Takahashi from advancing position.
Caro is refusing to be controlled, as Takahashi sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Caro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Caro pulls Takahashi in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Caro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caro is looking to cinch up a triangle. Takahashi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Caro's body to avoid the submission. Caro has instead reached around Takahashi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Caro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaro Caro!
Jaro Caro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.