PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 1366 p4p, 2292 weight class) and Shingen Takeda (ranked 122 p4p, 202 weight class). Takeda has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music. Shingen Takeda told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tadageru
vs
Takeda

175 cm
23
148
9 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
155
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Tadageru.

Tadageru gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tadageru is pressing down on Takeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takeda is holding on for now.
Tadageru drops an elbow to the side of Takeda's head.
Takeda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tadageru lands strikes from half guard.

Takeda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Takeda actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadageru working over Takeda with some ground and pound. Takeda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tadageru lands a nice short elbow.
Tadageru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Takeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tadageru working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru is looking to take a break and control but Takeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tadageru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tadageru moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Takeda.
Tadageru lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Takeda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tadageru working the head with strikes.
Takeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takeda gets back to half guard.

Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tadageru pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda wants to control but Tadageru is keeping busy.
Tadageru tries to pass to full mount but Takeda defends it.
Takeda is refusing to be controlled, as Tadageru sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Takeda's temple.
Tadageru works his way into side control.
Takeda takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadageru working the ground and pound.
Takeda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Takeda felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tadageru working over Takeda with some ground and pound. Takeda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tadageru scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tadageru is trying to control the action in half guard but Takeda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tadageru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takeda tries to get to full guard but Tadageru has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Tadageru.

Takeda looking for submissions off his back.
Tadageru drops an elbow to the side of Takeda's head.
Tadageru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tadageru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takeda moves into full guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Takeda's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru works over Takeda with some ground and pound from guard.
Tadageru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tadageru keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takeda's head.
Tadageru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Takeda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tadageru defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tadageru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Tadageru got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takeda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tadageru has managed to get both his arms back between Takeda's legs - danger averted.
Tadageru distracts Takeda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
Tadageru connects with a couple of short punches.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.

Takeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tadageru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tadageru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
That's time! Tadageru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tadageru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeda as he avoids it easily.

Takeda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tadageru keeping full guard, as Takeda tries to pass.
Tadageru is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tadageru lands with a punch from half guard.
Tadageru is nestled in close to Takeda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tadageru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Takeda is controlling Tadageru's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Takeda trying to control here.
Tadageru slips a nice elbow through Takeda's hands, connecting with Takeda's forehead.
Ground and pound from Tadageru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda wants to improve his position but Tadageru is controlling well.
Tadageru is trying to control. Takeda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takeda has hold of Tadageru's hands but Tadageru slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tadageru pulls his head out easily.
Tadageru passes to side control.
Tadageru scoring with punches and elbows.
Tadageru landing strikes.
Tadageru landing strikes.
Takeda is not content to let Tadageru control the position.
Tadageru is really struggling to control Takeda but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Takeda is trying to improve his position.
Tadageru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Takeda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tadageru winds up and cracks Takeda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takeda actively working from the bottom here.
Tadageru trying to control the action but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Tadageru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tadageru working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Takeda's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tadageru wants to control but Takeda is keeping him busy.
Tadageru slips a nice elbow through Takeda's hands, connecting with Takeda's forehead.
Takeda is looking to control Tadageru's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takeda avoid being mounted?
Tadageru is keen to just control but Takeda is a slippery customer.
Tadageru working over Takeda with some ground and pound. Takeda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tadageru is thwarting Takeda's attempts to control the position.
Tadageru scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takeda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takeda has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
Takeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Takeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tadageru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tadageru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tadageru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takeda's head.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Takeda keeps moving.
Tadageru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Takeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Takeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tadageru lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tadageru got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takeda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tadageru has managed to get both his arms back between Takeda's legs - danger averted.
Tadageru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tadageru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tadageru lands a decent elbow from side control.
Takeda is looking to reverse the position.
Tadageru 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.
Takeda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Takeda is rocked!
Tadageru works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Takeda is still in real trouble! Can Tadageru finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeda is letting Tadageru control him for a moment.
Tadageru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takeda can do to turn this around?
Takeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tadageru lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nakachi Tadageru dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Tadageru gets a takedown into half guard.
Takeda seems to have recovered his senses.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Takeda's temple.
Takeda trying to control but Tadageru postures up.
Tadageru is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tadageru working Takeda over with strikes.
Takeda is looking to improve his position.
Tadageru lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Takeda actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Tadageru there.
Tadageru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tadageru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takeda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takeda is trying to maintain the position but Tadageru is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakachi Tadageru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tadageru lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Takeda! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tadageru jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakachi Tadageru!
Nakachi Tadageru decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.