PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Top Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top Cat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexi Takala's chin.

Cat
vs
Takala

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Top Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala throws a head kick that misses.
Takala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takala throws a solid leg kick but Cat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takala.
Cat pushes Takala away with a front kick.

Takala shoots in and bounces Cat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cat wants to stand but Takala is controlling the position.
Takala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cat is keeping the position for now.
Takala trying to control the position from guard on top but Cat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cat swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat trying to keep a closed guard but Takala is proving a slippery customer.
Takala passes Cat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Takala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cat wants to control but Takala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takala wants to free his trapped foot but Cat is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala wants to control but Cat is keeping him busy.
Cat is looking to improve his position.

Takala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takala trying to control from half guard but Cat is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takala in particular looking to stall.

Cat is defending against the submission attempts here by Takala.
Takala is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cat's thigh. Cat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Takala tries to free his leg and advance position but Cat is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Takala prevents Cat from getting back to his feet.
Takala passes Cat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cat is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala trying to control from half guard but Cat is working away.

Cat is defending against the submission attempts here by Takala.
Cat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cat's head.

Takala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Takala 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.

Cat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cat shoots in for a takedown but Takala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takala defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Top Cat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takala's corner calls for a 1-2. Takala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Takala tenderised Cat's leg. Cat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takala misses with a wild combination.
Top Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takala throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takala is looking to chop away at Cat's legs.
A head kick from Takala lands but Cat takes it in his stride.
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cat misses with a double jab.
Takala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takala shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cat eats them both and turns towards Takala to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Takala.
A combination from Takala does no damage.

Takala fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cat to the ground. Takala is now in Cat's guard.

Cat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takala defends well.
Cat can't keep his opponent in guard - Takala advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Takala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takala is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Takala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Takala wants to work for an arm triangle but Cat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Takala is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cat is trying to escape back to his feet but Takala uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat being controlled for a moment.
Takala tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cat's legs.
Takala passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cat!
Takala tries to control but Cat wriggling away.
Takala looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takala working for a submission but Cat is keeping him at bay.

Takala goes for an armbar but Cat turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cat.

Takala pushes Cat off and scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takala.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takala scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Takala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Takala. That snapped Cat's head back.
Takala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cat.
Takala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cat is looking to clinch.
A combination from Takala does no damage.
Takala fails with a takedown attempt.
Takala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cat doesn't manage to clinch there - Takala circles away.

Takala drives through with a takedown into Cat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Takala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cat!
Takala tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala wants to control but Cat postures up.
Takala is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Takala gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Takala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cat postures up.

Takala has his foot on Cat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cat works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cat is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala trying to control the position.
Cat passes into half guard.

Takala looking for submissions off his back.
Takala keeping hold of Cat's head, controlling as best he can.

Takala actively working from the bottom here.
Takala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takala looking for submissions off his back.

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

Takala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Takala goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cat is on top in guard.
Cat wants to control from the top but Takala keeps moving.

Takala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cat defends it easily.

Takala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Takala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alexi Takala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takala trying to control the position.
Cat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Top Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cat is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Takala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Takala!