PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Takaku
vs
Casta

164 cm
26
159 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

174 cm
26
163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Casta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaku staying out of range there.
Casta throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Takaku misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Casta.
Casta misses with a looping left.
Takaku moves away from the strike by Casta.

Takaku drops Casta with a nice combination! Takaku dives into Casta's guard, looking to finish!

Casta is rocked!

It looks like Alexandre Casta has been cut.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Casta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Casta is still in real trouble! Can Takaku finish him?

Takaku has gone for a leg lock! Casta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Takaku's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Takaku is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Casta rolls with it to try and escape but Takaku cranks on the arm and Casta is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daisuke Takaku!
Daisuke Takaku decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.