PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 965 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Takeshi Takamura (ranked 122 p4p, 368 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Takamura has chosen Bleach 03 - Kyouki o tabete as his entrance music. Takeshi Takamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miles O Brien's chin.

O Brien
vs
Takamura

180 cm
21
155
7 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
155
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Altitude Clothing
Core Combat

Conviction

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien walks into a stiff left hand from Takamura.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
Takamura jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
Takamura cracks O Brien with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takamura.
Takamura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takamura tries to clinch up.
A cross from Takamura lands.
Takamura throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takamura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Brien half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Takamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
Takamura lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien misses with a hook.
Takamura slips under a jab from O Brien.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Takamura.
Takamura just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Takamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takamura lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takamura.
Takamura misses with a straight left.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Takamura lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
Takamura tries to clinch up
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Takamura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Brien dips to his left and cracks Takamura with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takamura.
Nice uppercut there from Takamura.
O Brien misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Takamura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takamura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from O Brien lands.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Takamura lands with a nice body punch.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takamura was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
O Brien swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
O Brien lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takamura at a distance.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien misses the jab.
Takamura tries a low kick but O Brien avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
Takamura lands with a cross.
Takamura slips under a jab.
O Brien checks a low kick from Takamura.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Takamura tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takamura. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Takamura.
O Brien needs to keep his hands up - Takamura had a free shot at his head there.
Takamura throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takamura slips a jab from O Brien.
A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
O Brien moves out of range as Takamura strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takamura was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Takamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takamura on the side of the head.
O Brien scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Takamura.
Takeshi Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Brien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Brien works the jab nicely.
Takamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Takamura.
O Brien tries to work over Takamura's front leg with a kick but Takamura checks it.
Takamura throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick from Takamura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takamura throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Takamura 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.

A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien darts in looking for a takedown but Takamura gets double underhooks and turns O Brien into the cage.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takamura throws a chopping leg kick but O Brien manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takamura lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
Takeshi Takamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takamura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takamura misses with a body kick.
Takamura thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Takamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takamura connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura looks to clinch
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Brien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
O Brien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takamura defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Takamura moves away and avoids it.
O Brien shoots for a double leg takedown but Takamura sprawls well. He's pushed O Brien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takamura lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from O Brien misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takamura. That's going to slow O Brien down.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Takamura connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
Takamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
Takamura jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Takamura.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Takamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Brien finds it's way round the side to connect with Takamura's head.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Takamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
Takamura thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Takamura looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takamura on the side of the head.
O Brien throws the left hand but Takamura avoids the punch easily.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
O Brien attempts a counter takedown but Takamura avoids it well and moves away.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Takamura closes the distance and pushes O Brien back into the cage.
Takamura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Brien is trying to push Takamura away but Takamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Brien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Takamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Brien. O Brien circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Takamura checks it.
Takamura follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Takamura counters with a good low kick that O Brien was not able to check.
Takamura staying out of range there.
Takamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Brien needs to keep his hands up - Takamura had a free shot at his head there.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamura is just out of range.
O Brien misses with a wild combination.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takamura.
O Brien sizes up Takamura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Takamura.
Takamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien misses with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takamura gets through O Brien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brien tries to work over Takamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Brien takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Miles O Brien has been cut.
Takamura lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takamura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Takamura scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Brien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Takamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miles O Brien's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Takamura keeps O Brien at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Takamura doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Takamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Takamura avoided it.
O Brien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takamura misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura cracks O Brien with an open hand slap.
Takamura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takamura wants to clinch up but O Brien keeps it at a distance.
O Brien changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Takamura - just one landing.
Takamura takes one to the side of the head.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a swing at Takamura's ribcage but misses.
Takamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
Takamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takamura blocks a jab.
Takamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takamura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Takamura.
Nice defenses there by Takamura.
It seemed like Takamura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takamura.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
Takamura scores with a shot to the body.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takamura.
Takamura thuds a left hand into O Brien's body.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
Takamura cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takamura scores with the left hand. O Brien knows he should have avoided that one.
Takamura closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Brien counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takamura won't be happy with that.

Takamura explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takamura tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brien throws a right and a left that Takamura avoids nicely.
Takamura throws a good cross that connects.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takamura.
O Brien tries to counter with a takedown but Takamura is quick to defend against it.
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
Takamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
Takamura feints a counter leg kick.
Takamura blocks a jab.
Takamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice straight punches there by Takamura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takamura.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Takamura moves away and avoids it.
Takamura with a nice calf kick.
O Brien lands a body shot.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Takamura is out of range.
Takamura scoring well with a low kick there.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Takamura's shoulder, as Takamura tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien throws the left hand but Takamura avoids the punch easily.
Takamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takamura connects with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamura connects with the punch.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Brien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takamura slips under a jab from O Brien.
Takamura lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takamura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Takamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Takamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
Nice cross by Takamura.
Takamura cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
O Brien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takamura. That's going to slow O Brien down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Takamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Takamura!
After the fight, Takeshi Takamura 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.