PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takao Ledou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Takao Ledou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ledou
vs
Collins

188 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takao Ledou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Collins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Collins momentarily.

It looks like James Collins has been cut.

Collins rushes Ledou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ledou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Collins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ledou wants to land a leg kick but Collins is out of range.
Collins throws a leg kick
and Ledou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ledou scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.
Ledou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Collins throws a combination that misses
and Ledou counters with a three punch combo that has Collins backing up. Collins nods at Ledou to acknowledge the strikes.

Collins is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ledou lands a hook that stumbles Collins back into the cage. Ledou follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Collins to the canvas! Ledou pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Collins has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Takao Ledou!