PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Delinquent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. Delinquent is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On The Warpath. Lion Takanori is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Takanori
vs
Delinquent

166 cm
30
151 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

190 cm
23
217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Takanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Delinquent!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Delinquent checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Delinquent throws a leg kick but Takanori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takanori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takanori moves out of range of the body kick from Delinquent.
Delinquent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takanori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delinquent moves away.
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lion Takanori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delinquent misses with the combination.
Takanori scores with a jab to the head.

Delinquent rushes Takanori and presses him up against the cage.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Delinquent.
Takanori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delinquent or not.
Delinquent misses with an elbow over the top.
Takanori wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takanori as Delinquent tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delinquent blocking some punches.
Delinquent tries for a takedown but Takanori manages to get underhooks.
Takanori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delinquent tries a body shot but Takanori blocks it.
Delinquent tries to land a knee to the head but Takanori blocks with his arms.
Takanori is trying to break free.
Takanori misses with some punches.
Takanori avoids a wild elbow strike from Delinquent.
Delinquent looking for a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takanori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takanori misses with a punch to the body.
Delinquent scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Takanori blocks an uppercut.
Takanori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takanori can't find room to land a body shot as Delinquent controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent can't get the takedown.
Lion Takanori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Delinquent.
Takanori misses with a punch on the inside.
Delinquent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takanori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takanori trying to control the position but instead, Delinquent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takanori into the cage.
Delinquent trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delinquent misses with a knee to the head.
Delinquent prevents a body shot from Takanori.
Delinquent misses with an elbow strike.
Delinquent missing with knees to the body.
Takanori pushes Delinquent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Delinquent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Takanori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takanori defending well as Delinquent loads up on a big left hand.
Lion Takanori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Takanori misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takanori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Delinquent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Delinquent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takanori. That did some damage!
Delinquent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takanori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Delinquent scrambles back to his feet.
Delinquent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takanori scores with a nice right hand.
Delinquent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takanori.
Delinquent moves out of range of the leg kick from Takanori.
Takanori throws a leg kick but Delinquent sees it coming and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Takanori.
Takanori sizes up Delinquent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takanori looks for the body kick but Delinquent saw that one coming.
Takanori thows a leg kick but Delinquent checks it
and Delinquent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takanori avoids the head kick by Delinquent.
Good work by Takanori as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delinquent scores with a jab.
Delinquent throws a leg kick but Takanori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delinquent connects with an inside leg kick.
Takanori moves in looking to clinch but Delinquent pushes him off.
Delinquent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takanori.

Delinquent gets tackled into the cage by Takanori. Takanori maintains the clinch.
Takanori is trying to maintain a safe position but Delinquent gets an underhook and turns Takanori into the cage.
Takanori is pressed up against the cage. Delinquent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takanori down to the mat. Takanori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Takanori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takanori misses with a jab, cross combination.

Takanori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delinquent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takanori is struggling to control the position.
Delinquent missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lion Takanori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Delinquent tried to score with a low kick but Takanori checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Takanori misses the target.
Delinquent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delinquent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delinquent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Delinquent moves out of range as Takanori strikes.
Takanori thuds his right hand into Delinquent's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takanori. Delinquent does a little dance to reset his feet.

Delinquent takes the fight into the clinch.
Delinquent trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Delinquent scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Takanori.
Takanori avoiding damage as Delinquent throws knees to the body.
Delinquent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takanori prevents Delinquent from breaking the clinch.
Takanori lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Takanori.
Delinquent prevents a body shot from Takanori.
Takanori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takanori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takanori tries to work over Delinquent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takanori lands a nice uppercut.
Takanori tries a body shot but Delinquent blocks it.
Good body shot from Takanori.
Takanori just leaning against Delinquent, taking a breather.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Delinquent.
Takanori is pressed up against the cage. Delinquent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takanori down to the mat. Takanori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Takanori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Delinquent moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delinquent tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanori avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takanori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lion Takanori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delinquent throws an elbow but it misses.
Delinquent avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Delinquent.
Delinquent blocks a body shot from Takanori.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takanori pushes Delinquent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Delinquent can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
Takanori controlling the action here for a moment.
Delinquent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takanori gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Delinquent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takanori prevents it.
Lion Takanori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Delinquent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent tries to land a knee to the head but Takanori blocks with his arms.
Takanori avoiding damage as Delinquent throws knees to the body.
Takanori stalls.
Takanori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delinquent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takanori.
Delinquent missing with knees to the body.
Takanori working aggressively here.
Delinquent tries for a takedown but Takanori manages to get underhooks.
Delinquent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takanori is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Delinquent.
Takanori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takanori tries a body shot but Delinquent blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Takanori scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent struggles to land a body shot inside as Takanori controls his hands.
Takanori can't find room to land a body shot as Delinquent controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Delinquent.
Delinquent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takanori blocks the elbow strike.
Delinquent landing knees to the head.
Delinquent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takanori pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takanori looks to score with a jab to the body but Delinquent is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanori lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanori tries to close the distance and clinch but Delinquent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lion Takanori is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Takanori misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takanori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delinquent at a distance.
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 Lion Takanori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Delinquent.
Takanori thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Takanori.
Delinquent walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takanori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Delinquent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takanori.
Takanori misses with a double jab
and Delinquent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Delinquent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Delinquent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takanori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takanori loads up on a big right hand but Delinquent slips the punch.
Takanori misses the shot to the body.
Takanori looks to land a left hand but Delinquent moved out of range nicely.
Delinquent is looking to score with low kicks.
Delinquent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanori.
Takanori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori tries to close the distance and clinch but Delinquent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Delinquent has managed to clinch.
Delinquent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Delinquent.
Delinquent trying to land knees to the body.
Delinquent trying to control the position but instead, Takanori has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delinquent into the cage.
Takanori pushes Delinquent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delinquent blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Delinquent.
Takanori tries to work over Delinquent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takanori.
Takanori misses with a punch on the inside.
Takanori scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori lands a body shot.
Takanori is struggling to control the position.
Delinquent connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delinquent's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Delinquent tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanori avoids the damage to the body.
Delinquent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delinquent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takanori avoiding damage as Delinquent throws knees to the body.
Takanori dodges an elbow strike from Delinquent.
Takanori misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Delinquent takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Takanori pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanori avoids the damage to the body.
Delinquent prevents a body shot from Takanori.
Takanori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takanori presses Delinquent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delinquent lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Delinquent.
Delinquent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takanori.
Takanori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delinquent is pushing Takanori up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delinquent trying to land knees to the body.
Delinquent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Delinquent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takanori blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takanori fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Delinquent misses with a straight right.

Takanori rushes Delinquent and presses him up against the cage.
Takanori lands a body punch.
Johnny Delinquent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delinquent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Lion Takanori's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delinquent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lion Takanori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takanori is leaning against Delinquent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takanori.
Takanori misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delinquent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takanori is defending well for now.
Delinquent tries to land a knee to the head but Takanori blocks with his arms.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Delinquent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Delinquent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takanori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lion Takanori!
After the fight, Lion Takanori was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.