PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Takiki Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi comes to the cage accompanied by AFRICAN UNITE. Sicobo Fratibi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fratibi
vs
Takiki Jr

203 cm
21
288 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sicobo Fratibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Takiki Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratibi misses with a body shot
and Takiki Jr counters with a leg kick.
Takiki Jr misses with a right hand

and Fratibi counters with a crisp one two that drops Takiki Jr! Fratibi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Takiki Jr to his feet! Takiki Jr is in big trouble!

Takiki Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fratibi misses with a wild body shot.
Takiki Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takiki Jr slips a jab and a cross from Fratibi.
Fratibi misses with an uppercut.
Takiki Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fratibi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fratibi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fratibi is breathing heavily.
Takiki Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takiki Jr.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takiki Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Takiki Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratibi walks into a straight right hand from Takiki Jr.

It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
Takiki Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fratibi's sensitive parts.
Takiki Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takiki Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fratibi.
Takiki Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takiki Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takiki Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fratibi's calf.
Fratibi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takiki Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takiki Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Takiki Jr tenderised Fratibi's leg. Fratibi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takiki Jr throws a head kick but Fratibi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takiki Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Fratibi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Takiki Jr does it's job there.
Takiki Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Takiki Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takiki Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takiki Jr lands with a hook. Fratibi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takiki Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Fratibi moves out of range of the body kick from Takiki Jr.
Takiki Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takiki Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fratibi's calf.
Takiki Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fratibi on the side of the head.
Takiki Jr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takiki Jr.
Sam Takiki Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takiki Jr thows a body kick. Fratibi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fratibi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takiki Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takiki Jr connects with a leg kick. Fratibi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takiki Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takiki Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takiki Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fratibi. That did some damage!
Takiki Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Takiki Jr connects with a high kick.

Sicobo Fratibi's cut is getting worse.
Fratibi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Takiki Jr scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takiki Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Fratibi moves out of range easily.
Takiki Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Fratibi moves out of range easily.
Takiki Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Fratibi's side.
Takiki Jr scores with a nice strike.
Fratibi blocks a head kick by Takiki Jr.
Fratibi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takiki Jr.
Fratibi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takiki Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takiki Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Takiki Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takiki Jr.
Takiki Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fratibi takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Takiki Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sicobo Fratibi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Takiki Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takiki Jr!
Fratibi avoids the head kick by Takiki Jr.
Fratibi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fratibi checks a leg kick.
Takiki Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takiki Jr thows a body kick. Fratibi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takiki Jr - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Takiki Jr slams his shin into Fratibi's torso.
Takiki Jr cracks the inside of Fratibi's front leg.
Takiki Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Takiki Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takiki Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Takiki Jr.
Fratibi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takiki Jr can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takiki Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takiki Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fratibi will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Takiki Jr tenderised Fratibi's leg. Fratibi is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Takiki Jr is looking to clinch but Fratibi is avoiding it.
Takiki Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fratibi's head.
Takiki Jr misses with a head kick.
Takiki Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takiki Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fratibi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takiki Jr can pounce on him.
Takiki Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Fratibi moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takiki Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Takiki Jr.
Takiki Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takiki Jr cracks the inside of Fratibi's front leg.
Takiki Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Takiki Jr scores with a push kick.
Takiki Jr keeps Fratibi at a distance using the push kick.
Takiki Jr lands with a slapping head kick.

Sicobo Fratibi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takiki Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Takiki Jr looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Takiki Jr backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Fratibi's temple! It sends Fratibi violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Takiki Jr celebrates and the doctors try to help Fratibi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sam Takiki Jr!