PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall's entrance music is Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. A fine choice. Takaki has chosen Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McCall
vs
Takaki

161 cm
36
154 lbs
26 - 12 - 2

177 cm
34
155 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takehiko Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takehiko Takaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall misses with a looping left.
Takaki checks a low kick from McCall.
McCall punishes Takaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Takaki misses with a looping left.

McCall gets tackled into the cage by Takaki. Takaki maintains the clinch.
McCall blocking some punches.
Takaki slows down the pace here.
Takaki tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takaki blocks a body shot from McCall.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takaki avoids it.
Takaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCall after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Takaki blocks a body shot from McCall.
A right handed body shot lands from McCall.
Takaki gets through McCall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McCall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takaki.
Takaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takaki lands with a short shot to the head.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Takaki.
Takaki is leaning against McCall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Takaki controls his hands.
Takaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCall backwards.

McCall manages to break the clinch.
McCall feints and then cracks Takaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takaki down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from McCall misses.
McCall avoids the head kick by Takaki.
Takaki cracks McCall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Takaki lands.
No joy there for Takaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaki moves away.
McCall wants to slow Takaki down by chopping away at his legs.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki walks into a jab.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCall lands the left hand.
McCall misses with a body kick.
McCall throws a jab when Takaki was well out of range.
Takaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takaki wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Takehiko Takaki.
McCall misses with a right hand
and Takaki counters with a big head kick but McCall shrugs it off.
A head kick from McCall lands but Takaki takes it in his stride.
McCall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
McCall misses with a hook.
A big right from McCall misses.
Takaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCall swivels and escapes.
Takaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCall can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
Takaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki tries to clinch but McCall is having none of it.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Takaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
Takaki throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy McCall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McCall looks to land a left hand but Takaki moved out of range nicely.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Takaki.
McCall avoids the body shot from Takaki.
Takaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Takaki misses with a body shot.
Takaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Takaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takaki dives in for a single leg takedown but McCall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McCall blocks a body shot from Takaki.
McCall tries to break the clinch but Takaki is controlling the position.
Takaki blocks an uppercut.
Takaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCall letting Takaki take a breather here.
Takaki keeps control of McCall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCall lands a nice uppercut.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCall blocking some punches.
McCall is pressed up against the cage. Takaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCall down to the mat. McCall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Takaki checks a leg kick.
Tommy McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takaki tries to clinch
and McCall counters with a nice uppercut.
Takaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCall. McCall obviously looking to wear him down.
Takaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCall counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
McCall throws a body kick that misses.
Takaki fails with the takedown.
Tommy McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehiko Takaki.
McCall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaki moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takaki.
McCall lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
Takaki tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.
Takaki misses with a head kick.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaki is just out of range.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Takaki moves away and avoids it.
Takaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takaki misses the shot to the body.
McCall avoids the body shot from Takaki.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
Takaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Takaki misses
and McCall counters with a stiff right hand.
McCall moves out of range of the body kick from Takaki.
McCall avoids the head kick by Takaki.
McCall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McCall duly obliges.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki avoids a kick to the body.
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCall throws a lazy right hand but Takaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
Takaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takaki shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense.
Takaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaki was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
McCall avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCall throws a lazy right hand but Takaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall throws a low kick, looking for Takaki's leg but Takaki calmly moves out of range.
Takaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takaki is looking to clinch.
McCall throws a series of strikes that have Takaki backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Takaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCall rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Takaki. Those never looked like landing.
McCall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCall throws a looping overhand right but Takaki ducks down to avoid it.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as McCall blocks the low kick.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takaki.
McCall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Takaki misses.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takaki misses with a head kick.
Takaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCall avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy McCall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takaki checks a leg kick.
McCall digs a good hook to Takaki's body.
McCall's corner calls for a 1-2. McCall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takaki scrambles back to his feet.
McCall throws a solid leg kick but Takaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCall.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCall. McCall obviously looking to wear him down.
Takaki tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCall, right into the meat.
Takaki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takaki takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
Takaki is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by McCall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Takaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCall scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from McCall.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCall throws a chopping leg kick but Takaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takaki's calf.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Takaki moved out of range.
Takehiko Takaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takaki slips a jab from McCall.

Takaki moves into range and clinches up with McCall.
Takaki is working McCall over against the cage.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCall works on Takaki's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McCall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McCall.
Takaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takaki throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Takaki wants to clinch up but McCall keeps it at a distance.
McCall lunges at Takaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takaki's hand.
McCall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takaki's head backwards.
Takaki misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCall.
McCall misses with a body shot.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Takaki moved out of range nicely.
McCall lands a jab to the head.
Takaki throws a nice looking combination but McCall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takaki doesn't manage to clinch there - McCall circles away.
Takaki just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall moves out of range as Takaki throws a body kick.
McCall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takaki misses with a double jab.
Tommy McCall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCall tries to land a leg kick but Takaki saw it coming and moves away.
McCall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takaki.
McCall lands a nice shot that snaps Takaki's head back.
McCall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takaki under the eye.
Takaki throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Takaki off balance momentarily.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCall can pounce on him.
McCall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takehiko Takaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCall cracks Takaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki cracks McCall with a good jab.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses.
McCall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takaki is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
Takaki checks the leg kick.
A combination from McCall does no damage.
Takaki lands with an uppercut that bounces McCall off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaki tries to clinch but McCall is having none of it.
McCall punishes Takaki's body with a nice straight punch.
McCall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takaki wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - McCall scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy McCall!
Tommy McCall gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).