PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Takata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary has chosen B.o.B - I'll Be In The Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Takata
vs
O Leary

170 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Koffin Inc.
5th Round

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinya Takata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael O Leary!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takata pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Leary is out of range and Takata settles back down.
Takata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Michael O Leary has been cut.
Takata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Leary.
O Leary fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takata shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Leary counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Takata's guard now.
Takata wants to stand but O Leary is controlling the position.
O Leary wants to control from the top but Takata keeps moving.
O Leary is looking to advance position but Takata has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
O Leary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Leary tries to hold on but Takata postures up.
O Leary is wriggling around trying to escape.
Takata is landing with some decent strikes but O Leary is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Takata with the ground and pound from mount.
Takata landing punches.
Takata raining down shots from the mount!
Takata scoring with strikes but O Leary is staying in there.
BOOM! Takata connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Takata working away from the top, dropping strikes.

O Leary is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takata working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Leary is still in real trouble! Can Takata finish him?
O Leary taking shots to the head.
O Leary is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Leary seems to have recovered his senses.
Takata scoring with strikes but O Leary is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Takata.
O Leary looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takata lands a heavy elbow.
Takata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Takata working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Leary tries to lock up and control but Takata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Leary is working to get back to half guard.
Takata unloading with bombs!
Takata scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takata looking to control but O Leary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takata connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takata landing strikes from the mount and O Leary is in trouble!
Takata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can O Leary hang on?
Takata working the ground and pound effectively.
Takata postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Leary looks a forlorn figure.
Takata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Takata lands a nice shot to the head.
Takata looking to control but O Leary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takata landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Takata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takata loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have O Leary scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Takata land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Takata stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinya Takata!