PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dance might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Broken Beating Scarred - Metallica. Takahashi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 暗殺者. Bill Dance has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dance
vs
Takahashi

177 cm
30
181 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi slips under a jab from Dance.
Dance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dance.
Takahashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dance if he has to take too many more of those.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Dance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Dance misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Takahashi misses
and Dance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Takahashi misses
and Dance counters with a straight right hand.
Dance with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takahashi to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Takahashi does no damage.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. Dance moves away and avoids it.
Dance takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dance if he has to take too many more of those.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but Dance is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
Takahashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Takahashi misses.
Dance throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahashi's waist but Takahashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dance off to one side.
Dance throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dance manages to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Dance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takahashi tries to land a front kick but Dance steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ichiro Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takahashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi thows a body kick. Dance tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dance staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Dance there.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dance on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takahashi thows a body kick. Dance tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Takahashi connects with a right hand. Dance shakes it off.
Dance steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takahashi. That one must have hurt.
Dance is breathing heavily.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Dance moves out of range easily.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.

Takahashi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dance napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dance is being controlled here.
Dance parries the strikes from Takahashi easily there. Takahashi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dance to escape.
Takahashi staying calm.
Dance is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dance on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Takahashi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Takahashi taking a breather here.
Takahashi trying to control the action but Dance is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takahashi controlling the pace.
Dance tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
Takahashi wants to take a breather but Dance is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dance tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Takahashi manages to move to mount!
Dance wants to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
Dance working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichiro Takahashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by Dance.
Takahashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takahashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dance slips a jab and a cross from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a hook to the body. Dance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takahashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dance checks it well.
Takahashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Dance slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dance walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dance. That did some damage!
Dance will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Takahashi feints and then cracks Dance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dance down.
Dance on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dance drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Dance is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dance takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Dance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahashi throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dance clean off his feet! He's out cold! Takahashi stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ichiro Takahashi!
An out of breath Ichiro Takahashi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.