PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klitschko
vs
Takanori

182 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
151 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Klitschko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lion Takanori!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanori looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range.

Klitschko instigates a clinch.

Takanori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klitschko has a couple of punches blocked by Takanori.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Takanori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klitschko counters with a good, hard body kick but Takanori shrugs it off.
Klitschko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takanori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanori walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klitschko.
A jab from Klitschko finds it's way through Takanori's defenses.

Klitschko clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Takanori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takanori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage.
Takanori is trying to break free.
Klitschko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klitschko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klitschko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Klitschko fails to land.
Takanori blocking some punches.

Takanori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klitschko delivers a nice body kick.
Lion Takanori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klitschko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takanori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanori.
Takanori walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klitschko.
Takanori takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takanori looks gassed!
Klitschko with a hook.
Takanori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a head kick!
Klitschko with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanori misses with a wild body shot.
Takanori just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko connects with a nice looking jab.
Takanori throws a series of strikes that have Klitschko backpedaling.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Klitschko.
Takanori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klitschko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Klitschko scores with a nice right hand.

Takanori is rocked!
A jab lands there for Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to land a front kick but Takanori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takanori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takanori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klitschko scores with a jab. Takanori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Klitschko.
Takanori is still on wobbly legs! Can Klitschko finish him?
Klitschko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klitschko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klitschko.
Klitschko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Takanori rushes Klitschko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takanori seems to have recovered his senses.
Klitschko lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori working hard to break the clinch.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Klitschko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takanori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a head kick. Takanori smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takanori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Klitschko finds it's target.
Klitschko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by Klitschko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klitschko.

Klitschko has Takanori up against the cage in a clinch.
Takanori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klitschko prevents Takanori from breaking the clinch.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Klitschko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klitschko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klitschko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Takanori eats them both and turns towards Klitschko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Takanori misses.
Takanori throws a jab when Klitschko was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a body kick that misses.
Takanori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Takanori misses with an uppercut
and Klitschko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Takanori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko scores with a decent looking hook.
Takanori throws a hook but Klitschko avoids it easily.
Takanori takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takanori throws an off balance right hand
and Klitschko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klitschko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takanori.
Klitschko scores with a nice body kick.
Takanori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko scores with a kick to the body.
Klitschko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klitschko dips to his left and cracks Takanori with an uppercut!
A jab from Klitschko finds it's way through Takanori's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Klitschko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Takanori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klitschko can pounce on him.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Takanori.

Klitschko closes the distance and pushes Takanori back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Klitschko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takanori is trying to force a seperation but Klitschko has the dominant position.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.
Takanori is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Klitschko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Klitschko.
Klitschko creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Takanori with a big uppercut! Takanori tries to clinch up but Klitschko pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Takanori to the mat! Takanori covers up and Klitschko unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Klitschko!
Ivan Klitschko is the new featherweight champion!