PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rude
vs
Takayanagi

189 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuomi Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rude but Rude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Rude.
Takayanagi misses with a takedown attempt - Rude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude is looking to clinch but Takayanagi is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude doesn't manage to clinch there - Takayanagi circles away.
Rude moves in looking to clinch but Takayanagi pushes him off.
Rude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takayanagi's sensitive parts.
Takayanagi shoots in but Rude avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuomi Takayanagi.
Takayanagi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rude is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takayanagi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rude circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takayanagi looks for a takedown but Rude sprawls well.
Rude throws a head kick but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Takayanagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Rude.
Rude throws a right hand that Takayanagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takayanagi also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Takayanagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rude tries to clinch but Takayanagi is having none of it.
Takayanagi tries for a takedown but Rude sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takayanagi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from Rude as Takayanagi shoots in.
Takayanagi looks gassed!
Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takayanagi shoots in but Rude avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takayanagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Takayanagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takayanagi shoots in and drives through. Rude sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takayanagi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rude pinned against the cage. Rude gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Rude clinches.
Takayanagi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rude is stalling here.
Rude tries to land a knee to the head but Takayanagi blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rude manages to break the clinch.
Rude doesn't manage to clinch there - Takayanagi circles away.
Takayanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rude is looking to clinch.

Takayanagi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rude is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takayanagi is controlling him.
Takayanagi trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Takayanagi is breathing heavily.
Takayanagi won't allow Rude to get back to his feet.
Rude on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rude tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Takayanagi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rude is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Takayanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takayanagi stays in close to Rude's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rude stuffs the takedown attempt from Takayanagi. Takayanagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuomi Takayanagi.

Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rude manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Rude breaks the clinch.
Takayanagi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rude as he jumps to the side.
Takayanagi tries for a takedown but Rude sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rude has Takayanagi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rude landing knees to the head.
Rude stalling the fight.

Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Takayanagi.
A head kick by Takayanagi misses
and Rude counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rick Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rude takes the fight into the clinch.
Rude connects with a knee to the head.
Takayanagi tries to pull guard but Rude holds him up against the cage and eventually Takayanagi drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rude throws a head kick but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Rude shoots in for a double leg but Takayanagi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takayanagi misses with a takedown
and Rude counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takayanagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitsuomi Takayanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takayanagi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rude counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi fails with the takedown

and Rude counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuomi Takayanagi.

Rude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takayanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takayanagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rude tries to clinch there but Takayanagi circles away.
Rude doesn't manage to clinch there - Takayanagi circles away.
Takayanagi misses with a takedown attempt
and Rude counters with a three punch combo that has Takayanagi backing up. Takayanagi nods at Rude to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude tries a head kick but it misses.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Takayanagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takayanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takayanagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rude counters with a good low kick that Takayanagi was not able to check.

Rude has managed to clinch.
Rude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takayanagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rude looking to stall.
Takayanagi tries to pull guard but Rude holds him up against the cage and eventually Takayanagi drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rude pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takayanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takayanagi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rude counters by clinching up.
Rude using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takayanagi tries to pull guard but Rude won't allow it.
Rude lands a knee to the body.
Rude manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rude is pressed up against the cage. Takayanagi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rude down to the mat. Rude avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Rude moves out of range easily.
Mitsuomi Takayanagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takayanagi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rude moves into the clinch.

Rude breaks from the clinch.
Takayanagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rude counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rude.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takayanagi tries to pull guard but Rude holds him up against the cage and eventually Takayanagi drops back down to his feet.
Rude lands a knee to the head.
Rude lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rude, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rude!