PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takimoto has chosen Instrumental as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kazuyuki Takimoto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sol
vs
Takimoto

170 cm
28
152 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

175 cm
29
164 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Experienced

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto misses with a body kick.
Takimoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takimoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sol in his tracks.
Sol shoots in but no luck this time.

Sol shoots in and gets a takedown into Takimoto's guard.
Takimoto controls Sol momentarily but Sol frees himself.
Takimoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sol's guard.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but Sol keeps moving.
Takimoto passes into half guard.
Takimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sol keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto moves nicely into side control.
Takimoto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Takimoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takimoto looking to control but instead Sol has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Takimoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Takimoto looking for a submission but Sol manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takimoto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Takimoto trying to control but Sol is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sol is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sol has escaped and now he's on top!
Sol landing some decent shots from guard.
Sol stopping the sweep attempt from Takimoto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sol forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Takimoto.
Takimoto swings for the body but Sol moves out of range.
Takimoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Takimoto as Sol shoots in.
Takimoto tries for a takedown but Sol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takimoto leaves Sol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kazuyuki Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sol in his tracks.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sol as he jumps to the side.
A cross from Takimoto lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takimoto is fending him off so far but Sol persists. Nope, Takimoto circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Sol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto looks to land a left hand but Sol moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Sol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takimoto throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Sol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Takimoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sol sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Sol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sol walks into a left hand.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Sol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sol shoots in looking for a takedown. Takimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Sol 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.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that Sol avoids nicely.
Takimoto lands a body shot.
Takimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takimoto doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sol counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazuyuki Takimoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takimoto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sol puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to roll over but Sol keeps him under control.

Takimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Sol lands with a punch from half guard.
Takimoto trying to hold on to Sol's head to control him but Sol postures up.

Takimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takimoto is breathing heavily.

Takimoto looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol uses his free foot to push down on Takimoto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Takimoto.
Sol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Takimoto is desperately trying to improve his position but Sol has a good base and remains in mount.

Sol is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Takimoto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takimoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Takimoto misses with the combination.
Sol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sol.
Takimoto throws a hook to the side of Sol's head but Sol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol is just out of range.
Sol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takimoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Takimoto swings for the body but Sol moves out of range.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Sol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a two punch combination.
Sol ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Sol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takimoto swivels and escapes.
Takimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takimoto throws a leg kick

and Sol counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takimoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Takimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sol wants to work for an arm triangle but Takimoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Takimoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Takimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takimoto looking to control but Sol passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Takimoto is doing well to control the position and prevent Sol from advancing to side control.
Takimoto wants to control but Sol is keeping busy.
Takimoto is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Sol.
Sol prevents Takimoto from improving his position.
Sol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takimoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takimoto controls Sol momentarily but Sol frees himself.

Takimoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sol wants to control from the top but Takimoto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kazuyuki Takimoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takimoto throws a jab when Sol was well out of range.
Takimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Takimoto punishes Sol's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Takimoto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sol slips under a jab.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Sol counters with a low kick, right behind Takimoto 's knee.
Viktor Sol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takimoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sol circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuyuki Takimoto.
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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuyuki Takimoto!
A very excited looking Kazuyuki Takimoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.