PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baka Suigetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Takeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suigetsu
vs
Takeida

175 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baka Suigetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeida swinging wilding here.
Takeida looks to land a combination but Suigetsu avoids it well.
Takeida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suigetsu.
Takeida misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suigetsu, right into the meat.
Suigetsu shoots in for a double leg but Takeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suigetsu!
Ryu Takeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takeida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suigetsu shoots in but no luck this time.
Takeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suigetsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suigetsu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takeida.

Takeida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suigetsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Suigetsu keeps control of Takeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Suigetsu has double underhooks.

Takeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suigetsu thuds his shin into the meat of Takeida's side.
Nice body kick there by Suigetsu.
Takeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takeida looks gassed!
Suigetsu lands with a kick to the temple. Takeida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takeida throws a sloppy head kick

and Suigetsu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takeida won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suigetsu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Takeida's shoulder. That is not cool.
Takeida trying to control but Suigetsu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Suigetsu controlling the position well here. Takeida rolled but Suigetsu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suigetsu missing with strikes.
Suigetsu has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suigetsu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Suigetsu throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suigetsu struggling to land strikes to the head as Takeida covers up.
Suigetsu misses with a punch to the head.
Suigetsu is not going to allow Takeida to sit and survive in this position.
Suigetsu missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baka Suigetsu 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.

Suigetsu takes one on the button.
Suigetsu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takeida pinned against the cage. Takeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suigetsu counters with a low kick, right behind Takeida 's knee.
Suigetsu scoring well with a low kick there.
Suigetsu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Baka Suigetsu has been cut.
Takeida misses with a combination
and Suigetsu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takeida's knee momentarily.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that Takeida semi-blocks.
Takeida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suigetsu counters with a body kick that stops Takeida in his tracks momentarily.
Takeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suigetsu counters with a leg kick.
Takeida tries to clinch up but Suigetsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suigetsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baka Suigetsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeida lands with a nice combination. Suigetsu backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suigetsu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takeida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suigetsu. Suigetsu obviously looking to wear him down.
Suigetsu shoots in and drives through. Takeida sprawls well.
Suigetsu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suigetsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suigetsu thuds his shin into the meat of Takeida's side.
Takeida stalks Suigetsu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suigetsu's face. Suigetsu staggers backwards, shaken.
Suigetsu throws a nice head kick!
Takeida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suigetsu counters with a head kick.
Takeida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suigetsu shoots in and drives through. Takeida sprawls well.
Takeida misses with a jab to the body

and Suigetsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takeida trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Takeida wants to hold on but Suigetsu pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suigetsu tries to control but Takeida wriggling away.
Takeida wants to hold on but Suigetsu pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeida just holding on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ryu Takeida just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baka Suigetsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suigetsu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suigetsu fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Takeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takeida misses with a wild combination.
Takeida misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Suigetsu with that takedown attempt.
Takeida misses with the combination.
Takeida stuffs the takedown attempt from Suigetsu. Suigetsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryu Takeida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baka Suigetsu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Takeida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Takeida tries to clinch but Suigetsu moves out of range.
Takeida looks to land a combination but Suigetsu avoids it well.
Ryu Takeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Suigetsu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suigetsu shoots in but Takeida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suigetsu shoots in for a takedown but Takeida shows good takedown defense.
Takeida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Suigetsu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suigetsu counters with a head kick.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that Takeida semi-blocks.
Suigetsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takeida.
Suigetsu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baka Suigetsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeida throws a right hand that Suigetsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suigetsu also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeida misses with a looping left.
Takeida misses with a combination
and Suigetsu counters with a head kick. That will keep Takeida thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice sprawl there from Takeida as Suigetsu shoots in.
Takeida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suigetsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeida misses with a double jab
and Suigetsu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suigetsu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takeida's waist but Takeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suigetsu off to one side.

Takeida drives through and clinches with Suigetsu against the cage.

Takeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suigetsu tries for a takedown but Takeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Suigetsu shoots for a double leg takedown but Takeida sprawls well. He's pushed Suigetsu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suigetsu blocks a head kick by Takeida.
Horrible takedown by Suigetsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Takeida which made him look bad.
Ryu Takeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Takeida throws a series of punches but Suigetsu avoids them all with ease.
Takeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suigetsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suigetsu shoots in for a double leg but Takeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takeida swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takeida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suigetsu is looking to clinch.
Takeida tries to bum rush Suigetsu with a series of wild strikes but Suigetsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suigetsu takes one on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suigetsu.
Suigetsu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeida can pounce on him.
Suigetsu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takeida is fending him off so far but Suigetsu persists. Nope, Takeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suigetsu counters with a nice kick to the body.

Takeida darts in and clinches Suigetsu up against the cage.

Takeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeida throws a series of punches but Suigetsu moves out of range.
Suigetsu scores with a head kick.
Suigetsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Takeida misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeida scores with a jab. Suigetsu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takeida tries to clinch up.
Takeida lands a two punch combo.
Takeida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suigetsu momentarily.
Takeida lands with a cross.
Takeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Suigetsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Takeida which made him look bad.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that misses.
Takeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suigetsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suigetsu.
Takeida throws a combination that misses
and Suigetsu counters with a body kick.

Takeida closes the distance and clinches.
Suigetsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takeida has him pressed against the cage.
Takeida prevents Suigetsu from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Takeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suigetsu counters with a nice body kick.
Takeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takeida.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suigetsu.
Takeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suigetsu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takeida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suigetsu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takeida really felt that one!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suigetsu.

Takeida moves into the clinch.
Takeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Takeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takeida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryu Takeida!