PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Takeya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eng Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Takeya
vs
Leo

181 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Takeya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eng Leo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Takeya looking to score a takedown here. Leo is defending well but Takeya drives through and ends up in Leo's guard.
Takeya tries to free his leg and advance position but Leo is retaining full guard.
Takeya throws an elbow that misses. Leo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takeya's guard. Nice move by Leo!
Takeya keeping moving, preventing Leo from controlling successfully.
Takeya thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Leo stopping the sweep attempt from Takeya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeya is looking to sweep but instead, Leo has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeya wants to get back to full guard.
Takeya manages to get to full guard.
Leo wants to pass the guard but Takeya is keeping the position.
Takeya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takeya is working hard here to advance position.
Leo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leo trying to control but Takeya is working from the bottom.
Takeya looking for a sweep. Not yet Takeya, not yet.
Leo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eng Leo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takeya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leo as he jumps to the side.
Takeya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeru Takeya. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takeya defends well and Leo ends up having to push Takeya into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takeya smiles and moves away.
Leo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takeya swivels and escapes.
Takeya goes for a double leg but Leo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leo continues to drive forward.

Takeya gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leo is looking to improve his position.
Leo gets back to full guard.
Takeya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo is looking to stand back up but Takeya counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Leo.
Takeya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leo wants to control but Takeya is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Takeya thows a huge punch but Leo dodges it nicely.
Takeya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leo moves into full guard.
Takeya throwing strikes but missing.
Takeya throws an elbow that misses. Leo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takeya's guard. Nice move by Leo!
Takeya trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leo preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Takeya dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leo fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leo sprawls well. Leo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takeya gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeya dives in and grabs Leo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leo pushes down on Takeya's head and hops out.

Takeya feints and as Leo raises his hands in defense, Takeya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Takeya working some strikes from top position.
Takeya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leo with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Takeya is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeya swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Leo lands a couple of good shots and Takeya has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Takeya tries to escape but Leo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Leo trying to control.
Takeya is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Leo connects with a big shot to the side of Takeya's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo controlling well, preventing Takeya from escaping the position.
Leo controls the position.
Leo is looking to control Takeya but Takeya is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Takeya is in bad spot here.
Leo is trying to stick to Takeya's back but Takeya is turning into Leo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Leo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Takeya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takeya misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takeya tries to roll over but Leo keeps him under control.
Takeya moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takeya is on top in guard.
Leo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takeya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Takeya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takeya working some strikes from top position.
Takeya is looking to work some ground and pound but Leo has wrist control.
Takeya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leo is looking to stand up but Takeya isn't so interested in that idea.
Takeya throws an elbow that misses. Leo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takeya's guard. Nice move by Leo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo preventing the sweep.
Takeya striking off his back but it's not causing Leo any problems.
Takeya wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo cracks Takeya with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Takeru Takeya will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Takeya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leo tries to avoid it but Takeya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leo to the ground. Leo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Takeya with that takedown attempt.
Takeya shoots in for a takedown but Leo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeru Takeya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Leo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Takeya tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Leo is in Takeya's guard.
Leo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takeya keeping moving, preventing Leo from controlling successfully.
Takeya punching from the bottom.
Takeya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takeya trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Leo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeya looking for a sweep. Not yet Takeya, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo lands a couple of elbows.
Leo won't allow Takeya to sweep him here.
Leo trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eng Leo.
Leo shoots in for a takedown but Takeya shows good takedown defense.

Takeya scores with a takedown into Leo's guard.
Leo wants to sweep here but Takeya controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leo's guard.
Takeya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takeya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Takeya prevents Leo from getting back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeya looking to pass the guard.
Leo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leo looking for a sweep. Not yet Leo, not yet.
Takeya postures up.
Eng Leo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Takeya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takeya lands a couple of elbows.
Leo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takeya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeya chips away with some ground and pound.
Takeya looking to pass the guard.
Leo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeya won't allow Leo to sweep him here.
Takeya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo trying to keep a closed guard but Takeya is proving a slippery customer.
Takeya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leo pulls Takeya in close to his closed guard and prevents Takeya from doing any damage or advancing position.
Takeya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eng Leo.

Takeya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leo's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takeya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takeru Takeya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takeya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Takeya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takeya 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Takeya!