PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Takimoto
vs
Alves

176 cm
24
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Alves!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a hook. Takimoto ducked under it nicely.
Takimoto takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takimoto manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Alves misses

and Takimoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Takimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.

Alves turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alves manages to end up in side control.
Takimoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Alves is trying to get an arm triangle but Takimoto is defending well.
Takimoto stops Alves from passing to mount.
Alves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto struggling a bit here.
Takimoto is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alves is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Takimoto tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alves jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Takimoto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Takimoto and Alves has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Alves working away.

Alves swings around for an armbar but Takimoto sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alves's guard.

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.
Takimoto trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.

Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takimoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Takimoto drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Takimoto seems to have locked his on tight now - Alves screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Takimoto, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tetsuya Takimoto!