PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonto Borneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takimoto has chosen Instrumental as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Borneo
vs
Takimoto

173 cm
21
154 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonto Borneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto throws a jab when Borneo was well out of range.
Takimoto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Takimoto duly obliges.
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Borneo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto checks a low kick from Borneo.
Borneo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Borneo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takimoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takimoto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takimoto is staying active underneath Borneo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borneo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takimoto is looking to improve his position.
Takimoto trying to hold on to Borneo's head to control him but Borneo postures up.
Takimoto is looking for a sweep. Borneo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takimoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borneo is working away from the top position though.
Borneo is pressing down on Takimoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takimoto is holding on for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Takimoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takimoto tries to bum rush Borneo with a series of wild strikes but Borneo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borneo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takimoto.
Borneo throws a leg kick but Takimoto moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Takimoto misses its intended target.
Borneo slips under a jab from Takimoto.
Takimoto tries to bum rush Borneo with a series of wild strikes but Borneo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takimoto throws a series of punches but Borneo avoids them all with ease.
Takimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borneo throws out the jab.
Borneo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takimoto as he jumps to the side.
Borneo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Borneo.
Borneo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takimoto avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four 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.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Borneo.
Takimoto misses with a hook. Borneo ducked under it nicely.
Takimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borneo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borneo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borneo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borneo.
Takimoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuyuki Takimoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by Borneo.
Takimoto misses with a straight left.
Borneo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borneo misses the shot to the body.
Borneo looks to land a right hand but Takimoto moved out of range.
Takimoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takimoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takimoto throws a shot from downtown. Borneo moves away and avoids it.
Takimoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borneo at a distance.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Borneo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo throws a chopping leg kick but Takimoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borneo. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Borneo misses.
Takimoto throws the left hand but Borneo avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Takimoto misses.
Borneo throws out a loose jab but Takimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borneo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takimoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borneo shoots in looking for a takedown. Takimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Borneo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazuyuki Takimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Borneo wants to land a leg kick but Takimoto is out of range.
Takimoto looks to land a right hand but Borneo moved out of range.
Takimoto misses with a looping left.
Borneo ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Borneo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takimoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a hook but Borneo blocks it.
Takimoto sizes up Borneo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takimoto throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Borneo counter with a right hand.
Takimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto misses with a hook to the body
and Borneo counters with a nice body shot.
Borneo looks to land a right hand but Takimoto moved out of range.
Borneo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borneo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takimoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borneo.
Borneo walks into a left hand.
Borneo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Borneo shoots in looking for a takedown. Takimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Borneo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazuyuki Takimoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Borneo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takimoto misses with the combination.
Borneo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takimoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borneo.
Takimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borneo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borneo tries a low kick but Takimoto avoids it.
Borneo slips a jab and a cross from Takimoto.
Takimoto slips under a jab from Borneo.
Takimoto lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Borneo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Borneo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takimoto pinned against the cage. Takimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takimoto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Takimoto duly obliges.
Takimoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Borneo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Takimoto misses.
Borneo shoots in but Takimoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Borneo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takimoto sneaks back into half guard.
Borneo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borneo trying to control the action but Takimoto is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takimoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Borneo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Borneo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Borneo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borneo tries to free his leg and advance position but Takimoto is retaining full guard.

That's four 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 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Borneo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borneo looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borneo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuyuki Takimoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takimoto 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonto Borneo!