PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Pitbull- Hey Baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Takimoto
vs
Nunes

176 cm
31
157 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

176 cm
27
162 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)

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 19 - 11 - 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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes tries to bum rush Takimoto with a series of wild strikes but Takimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takimoto tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Takimoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunes is fending him off so far but Takimoto persists. Nope, Nunes circles away and we're back to standing.

Takimoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takimoto's elbow.
Takimoto goes for a takedown attempt but Nunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takimoto shoots in and drives through. Nunes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Takimoto wants to clinch but Nunes slips to the side

so Nunes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Takimoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Takimoto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto wants to clinch.
Nunes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takimoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nunes somewhat.
Takimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunes circles away.
Horrible takedown by Nunes or perhaps it was just good defense by Takimoto which made him look bad.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Takimoto pushes Nunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes has Takimoto pressed against the cage.
Nunes is leaning against Takimoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takimoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nunes after a bit of a struggle.

Takimoto breaks the clinch.
Nunes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nunes there as he acknowledges the shot.

Nunes has managed to clinch.
Takimoto stalling in the clinch but Nunes improves position.
Nunes dodges an elbow strike from Takimoto.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunes avoids it.
Takimoto missing with knees to the body.
Takimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takimoto is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Takimoto lands a nice elbow.
Takimoto missing with knees to the body.
Nunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Takimoto gets an underhook and turns Nunes into the cage.
Takimoto prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto is trying to trip Nunes. He has hold of a leg but Nunes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Takimoto persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Takimoto looking to sit in guard and control but Nunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nunes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Takimoto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nunes has Takimoto in his guard.
Nunes wants to sweep but no luck.

Takimoto stands up and waves to Nunes to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takimoto tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Takimoto tries to clinch up.
Takimoto wants to clinch but Nunes slips to the side

and Nunes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Takimoto's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto trying to keep a closed guard but Nunes is proving a slippery customer.
Nunes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Takimoto's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Nunes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Takimoto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Takimoto has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tetsuya Takimoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Takimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Takimoto tries to clinch up
and Nunes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Takimoto instigates a clinch.
Takimoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nunes smiles and moves away.

Nunes clinches up against the cage.
Takimoto looking for a takedown.
Takimoto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nunes to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes prevents Takimoto from breaking the clinch.
Takimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takimoto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takimoto fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes managing to block the knees to the body from Takimoto.
Takimoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nunes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nunes breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takimoto is defended easily by Nunes.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takimoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Takimoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takimoto is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takimoto lands an elbow inside that Nunes shrugs off.
Takimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to break free but Takimoto pushes him back against the cage.
Takimoto lands a knee to the head.
Takimoto can't get the takedown.
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takimoto is keeping busy.
Nunes stalls.

Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takimoto tries to clinch up.
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes fails with the takedown.

Nunes clinches with his opponent.
Nunes avoiding damage as Takimoto throws knees to the body.
Takimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunes blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes stalling in the clinch but Takimoto improves position.
Takimoto is working for takedown but Nunes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Takimoto landing knees to the body.
Takimoto stalling in the clinch but Nunes improves position.
Takimoto tries to pull guard but Nunes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Takimoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takimoto keeps control of Nunes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nunes leaning against his opponent.
Nunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Nunes blocks with his arms.
Takimoto is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takimoto has his back to the cage.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Takimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes scores with a shoulder strike.

Takimoto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nunes works his way to full guard. Good work.

Takimoto stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Tetsuya Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Takimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Nunes looking to stall.
Takimoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nunes smiles and moves away.
Takimoto tries to clinch up.

Nunes clinches up with Takimoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but Takimoto is controlling him.

Takimoto breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nunes shoots in and drives through. Takimoto sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Takimoto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takimoto tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but Takimoto shows good takedown defense.
Takimoto wants to clinch.

Takimoto drives through and clinches with Nunes against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Takimoto.
Takimoto wants to take the fight to the mat but Nunes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Takimoto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Takimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nunes is defending well for now.
Takimoto blocks a body shot from Nunes.
Takimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Nunes blocks with his arms.
Nunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes trying to stall but Takimoto improves his position.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Takimoto avoiding damage.
Nunes taking a breather.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but Takimoto keeps him there for the moment.

Takimoto has Nunes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Takimoto pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nunes tumbling to the mat - Takimoto dives into Nunes's guard.
Takimoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nunes's guard.

Nunes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takimoto advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto is working for a submission of some sort.

Nunes looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Takimoto pushes past his half guard into mount!
Nunes is trying desperately to improve position.

Takimoto is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takimoto is looking to stand up but Nunes isn't so interested in that idea.
Takimoto keeping full guard, as Nunes tries to pass.
Takimoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Antonio Nunes wasn't active enough on the ground.

Nunes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Takimoto is trying to defend but Nunes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Takimoto is looking to control Nunes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takimoto avoid being mounted?
Antonio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Takimoto has one foot on Nunes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Takimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takimoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Takimoto!
Tetsuya Takimoto gave a mention to Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).