PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quid comes to the cage accompanied by The Beatles - Come Together. Takehiko Takaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Quid
vs
Takaki

181 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

177 cm
19
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takehiko Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
Quid has a takedown stuffed.
Takaki throws a body kick that misses.

Quid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Takaki can't do much from the bottom here.

Quid goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Takaki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Quid's guard! Nice work there by Takaki!

Quid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takaki defends it easily.

Takaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quid has a closed guard, preventing Takaki from standing up.
Takaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.

Quid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Quid working for a triangle but Takaki defends it easily.

Quid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takaki wanted to stand there but Quid had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takaki has managed to get both his arms back between Quid's legs - danger averted.
Takaki wants to stand but Quid has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Quid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Takaki is aware though and is defending well.
Takaki passes into half guard.
Well, if Takaki 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.

Quid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quid gets full guard.
Takaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Quid throws his legs up looking for a submission but Takaki uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takaki controlling the position from side mount.
Quid tries to bench press Takaki off him but Takaki keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
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.

Takaki connects with a right hand. Quid shakes it off.
Johnny Quid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Quid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Quid blocks the leg kick.
Johnny Quid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quid shoots for a takedown but Takaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quid shoots in and drives through. Takaki sprawls well.
Quid swings for the body but Takaki moves out of range.
Quid shoots for a double leg takedown but Takaki sprawls well. He's pushed Quid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Quid misses with the combination.
Quid takes a swing at Takaki's ribcage but misses.
Takaki wants to land a leg kick but Quid is out of range.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Takaki.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quid avoids the head kick by Takaki.
Takaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takehiko Takaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Takaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takaki throws a wild body kick that Quid sees coming a mile off.
Takaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Quid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takaki but Takaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takaki is looking to slow Quid down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Takaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
A good leg kick by Takaki.
Takaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quid. That did some damage!
Quid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki scores with a kick to the body.
Takaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Takaki jabs Quid right on the nose. Quid blinks but takes it well.
Takaki is looking to slow Quid down with leg kicks.
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quid's calf.
Takaki throws a leg kick which misses Quid's front leg but catches the back leg as Quid tries to avoid it.
Quid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
Takaki with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki lands a nice hook to Quid's body. Quid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takaki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takaki. That's going to slow Quid down.
Takaki scores with a leg kick.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Takaki throws a leg kick which misses Quid's front leg but catches the back leg as Quid tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Takaki.
Takaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takehiko Takaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Quid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quid's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takehiko Takaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quid in his tracks.
Quid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takaki throws the kick towards the body but Quid avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Quid.
Takaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Quid in the body.
Quid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takaki is fending him off so far but Quid persists. Nope, Takaki circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Quid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takaki as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takaki misses with a low kick.
Quid blocks a leg kick.
Takaki is looking to slow Quid down with leg kicks.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Takaki misses the shot to the body.
Takaki throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quid.
Takaki cracks the inside of Quid's front leg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quid checks a leg kick.
Takaki looks for the body kick but Quid saw that one coming.
Takaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Takaki works the jab nicely.

Takaki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takaki wants to sweep but no luck.

Quid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Takaki dives on top into guard.
Takaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Quid isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Takaki stacks Quid on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Takaki!

Takaki stands up and beckons Quid to his feet.
Quid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takaki as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid misses with a few strikes there.
Takaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Takaki lands with a nice body kick.
Takaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quid throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takaki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quid.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quid misses the body punch
and Takaki counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaki lands the left hand.
Quid misses with a hook.
Takaki throws a leg kick but Quid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takehiko Takaki really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quid's calf.
Takaki throws a leg kick but Quid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Takaki.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takaki.
Takaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quid.
Takaki feints and then cracks Quid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quid down.
Takaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takaki - that will leave a mark!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Takaki misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki connects with a high kick.
Takaki misses with a jab to the body

and Quid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takaki's guard.
Quid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takaki's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Quid works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Takaki has his hands clasped together around Quid's back. He's all about the action.
Takaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takaki makes his way to full guard, as Quid worked for a kimura.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Quid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Takaki dives on top into guard.

Quid looking for a guillotine here but Takaki defends easily.
Johnny Quid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Quid working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Takaki has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Quid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Quid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takaki wants to stand but Quid is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Quid looking for a guillotine here but Takaki defends easily.
Takaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Quid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Takehiko Takaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Takaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quid.
Quid shoots in looking for a takedown. Takaki tries to sprawl out of it but Quid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Quid misses.
Takaki throws a front kick that sends Quid stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
Quid shoots in looking for a takedown. Takaki tries to sprawl out of it but Quid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quid moves out of range as Takaki throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki thuds his shin into the meat of Quid's side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. Quid shrugs it off though.
Takaki lands a head kick. Quid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Quid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice cross by Takaki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quid.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaki throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Takaki.
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Takaki.
Takaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Quid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaki moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Quid looks to land a combination but Takaki avoids it well.
Quid fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick and Quid moves out of range easily.
Johnny Quid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quid. That did some damage!
Quid moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to bum rush Takaki with a series of wild strikes but Takaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Quid there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quid checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Takaki
and Quid counters with a nice uppercut.
Takaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Quid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaki can pounce on him.
Quid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick

so Quid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quid!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quid slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Takaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takaki 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Takaki!
Takehiko Takaki is the new featherweight champion!