PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dois Pra Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dois Pra Um has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kato
vs
Pra Um

177 cm
21
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
150 lbs
8 - 11 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takanori Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dois Pra Um!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kato lands a nice shot to the body.

Kato clinches.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Kato lands an elbow just above Pra Um 's eye.
Kato tries a knee to the head but Pra Um blocks it.
Kato misses with a punch to the body.
Kato lands a nice elbow.
Pra Um misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pra Um's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Kato.
Kato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pra Um.
Pra Um is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kato to keep the fight standing.
Kato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kato lands with a left to the head.

Kato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pra Um swings for the body but Kato moves out of range.
Pra Um will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pra Um just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um dodges the punch combination from Kato.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pra Um looks for a takedown but Kato sprawls well.
Takanori Kato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dois Pra Um.
Pra Um takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato throws a head kick but Pra Um moves out of range.
A jab from Pra Um misses.
Pra Um shoots in for a double leg but Kato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kato counters with a nice body shot.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pra Um.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kato is working Pra Um over against the cage.

Kato breaks from the clinch.
Pra Um fails with the takedown
and Kato counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pra Um chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Pra Um takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Dois Pra Um seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Kato.
Takanori Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pra Um throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
Kato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kato looks to land a combination but Pra Um avoids it well.
Kato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Pra Um tries to keep at a distance but Kato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pra Um is looking to break free of the clinch but Kato has double underhooks.
Kato cracks Pra Um with a nice body shot.

Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pra Um.
A jab from Kato finds it's way through Pra Um's defenses.
Pra Um wants to clinch up but Kato keeps it at a distance.
Pra Um throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Kato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pra Um on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kato.

Kato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kato tries to work over Pra Um's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kato struggles to land a body shot inside as Pra Um controls his hands.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Pra Um avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Kato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pra Um or not.
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!
Kato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pra Um throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kato connects with a body shot that sends Pra Um's belly button to the back.
Pra Um just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pra Um doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kato tries to land a leg kick but Pra Um saw it coming and moves away.
Kato digs a good hook to Pra Um's body.
Pra Um shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pra Um looks winded!
Pra Um misses with a hook to the body
and Kato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Pra Um dives in and grabs Kato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kato pushes down on Pra Um's head and hops out.
Kato jabs Pra Um right on the nose. Pra Um blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato misses the shot to the body.
Pra Um throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
Kato slips a straight right by Pra Um.
Kato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori Kato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kato lands with a nice body punch.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pra Um throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pra Um thinking.
Kato slips a jab from Pra Um.
Pra Um thows a body shot but no joy.
Pra Um takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Kato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pra Um, pushing him back against the cage.
Kato lands an elbow just above Pra Um 's eye.
Kato presses Pra Um against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pra Um is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kato is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pra Um.
Kato misses with a knee to the head.
Kato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pra Um avoiding damage as Kato throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pra Um can't find room to land a body shot as Kato controls the action.
Kato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pra Um's face.
Pra Um avoiding damage as Kato throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato lands a body shot.
Pra Um is breathing heavily.
Kato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pra Um backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Kato manages to break the clinch.
Takanori Kato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kato punishes Pra Um's body with a nice straight punch.
Pra Um misses with a body shot
and Kato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pra Um takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Kato clinches up with Pra Um and pushes him back against the cage.

Kato manages to break the clinch.
Pra Um misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pra Um. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kato throws a series of punches but Pra Um avoids them all with ease.
Kato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pra Um takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Takanori Kato is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pra Um staying out of range there.
Kato thuds his right hand into Pra Um's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pra Um uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pra Um.
Pra Um throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pra Um stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pra Um misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pra Um at a distance.
Kato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pra Um can do to turn this around?
Kato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pra Um.
Kato wants to clinch up but Pra Um keeps it at a distance.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Pra Um's ribs.
Pra Um tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Pra Um.

Kato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pra Um avoids it.

Kato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kato counters with a nice body kick.
Pra Um fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Pra Um avoids the head kick by Kato.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pra Um is defended easily by Kato.
Takanori Kato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dois Pra Um.
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pra Um misses with a jab to the body
and Kato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pra Um shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kato as he jumps to the side.
Kato scores with a nice right hand.
Kato throws a body kick that misses.
Kato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Pra Um's ribs.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Pra Um's ribs.
Kato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pra Um momentarily.
Kato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pra Um throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
Pra Um takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pra Um walks into a left hand.
Pra Um misses with a takedown attempt - Kato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pra Um uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Kato misses with the combination.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Pra Um.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kato. Pra Um does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pra Um misses with a jab to the body
and Kato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pra Um fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori Kato dominated that second round.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pra Um fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
Kato is looking to wear down Pra Um with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pra Um blocks the body kick.
Pra Um looks to score with a jab to the body but Kato is just out of range.
Pra Um showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kato.
Pra Um throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kato counters with a nice body shot.
Kato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pra Um moves away.

Pra Um gets tackled into the cage by Kato. Kato maintains the clinch.
Pra Um missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kato as Pra Um tries to tie him up.
Kato looking to throw knees to the head but Pra Um is blocking nicely.
Pra Um on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um managing to block the knees to the body from Kato.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato digs a right hand underneath Pra Um's ribcage. Pra Um let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Kato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kato digs a good body shot into Pra Um's ribs.

Kato clinches with his opponent.
Pra Um tries to land knees in the clinch but Kato avoids the damage to the body.

Kato manages to break the clinch.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kato moves into the clinch successfully.

Kato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pra Um tries to close the distance and clinch but Kato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pra Um shoots in but Kato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kato circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Kato as he checks the leg kick.

Kato has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Kato.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Pra Um avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Pra Um blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Pra Um pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pra Um striking off his back but it's not causing Kato any problems.
Kato trying to control but Pra Um is working from the bottom.
Kato is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pra Um is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kato preventing the sweep.

Kato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pra Um, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pra Um is defended easily by Kato.
Kato connects with a body shot that sends Pra Um's belly button to the back.

Pra Um gets tackled into the cage by Kato. Kato maintains the clinch.
Kato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pra Um.
Kato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pra Um tries to throw a body punch but Kato avoids it by throwing Pra Um back against the cage.

Kato manages to break the clinch.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pra Um was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Pra Um dives in and grabs Kato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kato pushes down on Pra Um's head and hops out.
Takanori Kato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dois Pra Um.
Kato blocks the body kick.
Kato scores with the left hand. Pra Um knows he should have avoided that one.
Pra Um drops his hands momentarily and Kato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato moves out of range as Pra Um strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Pra Um misses the target.
Kato throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pra Um.

Pra Um clinches up against the cage.

Kato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pra Um tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pra Um somewhat.
Kato lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato scores with a jab to the body.
Dois Pra Um has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kato moves out of range of the strikes.

Kato moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Kato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Kato!
A victorious Takanori Kato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.