PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Takatukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nervecell - Psychogenocide. Mikko Takatukka has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gracie
vs
Takatukka

180 cm
23
168 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

194 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikko Takatukka!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takatukka misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Takatukka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takatukka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takatukka looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.

Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Takatukka misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Takatukka.
Takatukka tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Takatukka scores with a hook to the body.
Takatukka struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to pull guard but Takatukka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Takatukka - that landed with a thud.
Takatukka digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takatukka swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Takatukka.
Takatukka misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Takatukka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takatukka digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takatukka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takatukka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takatukka walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Takatukka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Takatukka misses.
Mikko Takatukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takatukka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takatukka misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Takatukka misses.
Takatukka slips under a jab.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Takatukka checks it
and Takatukka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takatukka as he avoids it easily.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Takatukka.
Nice sprawl there from Takatukka as Gracie shoots in.
Takatukka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takatukka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Takatukka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Takatukka throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takatukka scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takatukka cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takatukka lands with an overhand left.
Takatukka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takatukka misses with a hook.

Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Takatukka's guard.
Takatukka looking for a sweep. Not yet Takatukka, not yet.
Takatukka has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Takatukka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takatukka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takatukka throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takatukka trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takatukka is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takatukka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Takatukka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Takatukka from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Takatukka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Takatukka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takatukka 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.
Takatukka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takatukka wants it to stay on the feet.
Takatukka lands with an overhand left.
Takatukka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takatukka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takatukka misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Takatukka misses the target.
Takatukka misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Takatukka.
A jab from Takatukka does it's job there.
Mikko Takatukka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie moves forwards but Takatukka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takatukka misses with a straight right.
Takatukka looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Gracie forces Takatukka back against the cage and clinches.
Takatukka misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.

Gracie jumps guard.
Takatukka trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Takatukka stacks Gracie 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 Takatukka!
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!
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Takatukka dominates the positioning.
Takatukka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Takatukka decides to stand back up.
Takatukka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takatukka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie dives in and grabs Takatukka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takatukka pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takatukka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Takatukka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Takatukka gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Takatukka.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Takatukka won't allow it.
Takatukka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takatukka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takatukka misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takatukka just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takatukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Takatukka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Takatukka lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Takatukka.
Takatukka lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Takatukka fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Takatukka.
Takatukka lands a body punch.

Gracie gets control of Takatukka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takatukka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mikko Takatukka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takatukka trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takatukka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takatukka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Takatukka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takatukka.
A jab lands there for Takatukka.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Takatukka fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Takatukka loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Takatukka misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Takatukka.
Takatukka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takatukka scores with a nice head shot.

Gracie has managed to clinch.
Takatukka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takatukka lands a right hand.
Takatukka is working Gracie over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takatukka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Gracie is rocked!
Takatukka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takatukka is working Gracie over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takatukka.
Takatukka dips a shoulder and cracks Gracie with a mighty uppercut! Gracie falls back against the cage and Takatukka unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gracie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Takatukka screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Takatukka!