PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Page Rippey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rippey
vs
Takayanagi

163 cm
25
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Page Rippey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rippey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takayanagi circles away.
Takayanagi throws out a powerful jab.
Rippey swats away the attempt to clinch by Takayanagi.
Rippey closes the distance looking to clinch

and Takayanagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rippey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takayanagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rippey with a lazy takedown attempt

and Takayanagi moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Page Rippey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takayanagi lands an uppercut.
Rippey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Takayanagi lands a nice uppercut.
Takayanagi slowing the pace effectively.
Rippey is trying to break the clinch but Takayanagi has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takayanagi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi presses Rippey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takayanagi is leaning against Rippey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takayanagi.
Rippey is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Takayanagi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Takayanagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takayanagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rippey backwards.
Takayanagi is leaning against Rippey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takayanagi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takayanagi lands a nice uppercut.
Takayanagi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takayanagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takayanagi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takayanagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi pushes Rippey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takayanagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takayanagi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takayanagi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takayanagi lands with a light punch inside.
Takayanagi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takayanagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rippeys head.
Takayanagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takayanagi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takayanagi pushes Rippey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takayanagi stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takayanagi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takayanagi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Takayanagi - that landed with a thud.
Takayanagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takayanagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Takayanagi lands a shoulder strike.

Rippey is rocked!
A short left from Takayanagi.
Oh Rippey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takayanagi is stalling here.
Rippey seems to have got his legs back now.
Takayanagi lands with a short shot to the head.
Takayanagi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takayanagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rippey backwards.
Takayanagi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takayanagi gets through Rippey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Takayanagi lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Takayanagi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Takayanagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takayanagi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rippey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rippey drops to his knees and Takayanagi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.