PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetsuya Takimoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sobrawl
vs
Takimoto

160 cm
22
150 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

176 cm
24
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renata Sobrawl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrawl shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takimoto pinned against the cage. Takimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takimoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sobrawl fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobrawl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renata Sobrawl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takimoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takimoto misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobrawl is just out of range.
Sobrawl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a body punch but Sobrawl moves out of range.
Takimoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Takimoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobrawl moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
Sobrawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takimoto connects with a right hand. Sobrawl shakes it off.

Sobrawl is rocked!
Takimoto misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Takimoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobrawl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takimoto throws out the jab.
Sobrawl fails with the takedown.
Sobrawl moves out of range of the strikes.
Takimoto misses with a wild combination.
Sobrawl takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sobrawl closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Takimoto kicks off Sobrawl and gets to his feet.
The fighters circling - Takimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
Takimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobrawl is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Takimoto. Beautiful body shot.
Takimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobrawl moves away.
Takimoto slips under a jab from Sobrawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl throws a hook to the side of Takimoto's head but Takimoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takimoto misses with a body shot.
Takimoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sobrawl defending well as Takimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Sobrawl misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Takimoto. No joy for Sobrawl on that attempt.
Takimoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobrawl.
Sobrawl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobrawl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Takimoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Takimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobrawl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Takimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobrawl dodges the punch combination from Takimoto.
Sobrawl looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takimoto is fending him off so far but Sobrawl persists. Nope, Takimoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobrawl dives in and grabs Takimoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takimoto pushes down on Sobrawl's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Sobrawl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takimoto defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renata Sobrawl. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tetsuya Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobrawl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takimoto with a nice cross.
Tetsuya Takimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Sobrawl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobrawl tries to move into range but Takimoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takimoto looks to land a left hand but Sobrawl moved out of range nicely.
Sobrawl throws out a loose jab but Takimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Takimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobrawl ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Sobrawl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takimoto as he jumps to the side.
Takimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobrawl doesn't seem bothered though.
Takimoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobrawl's head.
Takimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takimoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sobrawl closes the distance and clinches up with Takimoto, looking for a takedown. Sobrawl pushes Takimoto against the cage but Takimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sobrawl is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Takimoto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl misses with a hook. Takimoto ducked under it nicely.
Takimoto misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Takimoto.
Sobrawl moves out of range of the strikes.
Takimoto slips under a jab from Sobrawl.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut.
Sobrawl looks for a takedown but Takimoto sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Takimoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sobrawl.
No luck for Sobrawl with that takedown attempt.
Sobrawl has a takedown stuffed.
Takimoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takimoto misses with a hook. Sobrawl ducked under it nicely.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Sobrawl uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Takimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Sobrawl with that takedown attempt.
Sobrawl fails with a takedown attempt.
Takimoto loads up on a big right hand but Sobrawl slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takimoto works the jab nicely.
Sobrawl throws a looping overhand right but Takimoto ducks down to avoid it.
Sobrawl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a body shot.
Sobrawl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sobrawl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sobrawl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takimoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobrawl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Sobrawl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takimoto.
Takimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobrawl was well out of range. Poor timing from Takimoto.
Sobrawl shoots in looking for a takedown. Takimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Sobrawl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renata Sobrawl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto lands a with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto loads up on a big right hand but Sobrawl slips the punch.
Sobrawl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takimoto as he jumps to the side.
Takimoto fails to land with a series of punches.

Sobrawl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Takimoto trying to hold on to Sobrawl's head to control him but Sobrawl postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl moves nicely into side control.
Sobrawl tries to move to mount but Takimoto blocks the move with his legs.

Sobrawl tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobrawl has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sobrawl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takimoto tries to buck Sobrawl off but Sobrawl is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Takimoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Takimoto wants to control but Sobrawl is keeping him busy.
Sobrawl strikes from the bottom but Takimoto uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sobrawl is trying to improve his position.
Takimoto tries to stand but Sobrawl is controlling his head.
Sobrawl is trying to improve his position.
Sobrawl can't do much from the bottom here.
Takimoto tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Takimoto really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sobrawl walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sobrawl misses with a hook to the body
and Takimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sobrawl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takimoto.
Sobrawl slips under a jab from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sobrawl gets a takedown into half guard.
Sobrawl is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto is not content to let Sobrawl control the position.
Takimoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sobrawl trying to control the position from guard on top but Takimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobrawl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takimoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takimoto is trying to control the position but Sobrawl postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobrawl stands and throws Takimoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sobrawl is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takimoto has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takimoto wants to get back to his feet but Sobrawl drags him back down.
Takimoto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sobrawl works to advance to full mount. Takimoto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Takimoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sobrawl jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Takimoto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Takimoto and Sobrawl has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sobrawl tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sobrawl working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking to reverse the position.
Sobrawl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takimoto keeps working.

Sobrawl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Takimoto is trying to control Sobrawl's posture but Sobrawl avoids it.
Takimoto stops Sobrawl from passing to mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sobrawl fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobrawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobrawl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takimoto.
Takimoto looks to land a combination but Sobrawl avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Takimoto. No joy for Sobrawl on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobrawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renata Sobrawl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobrawl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Renata Sobrawl will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Takimoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Takimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobrawl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobrawl fails with the takedown
and Takimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takimoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto throws a lazy right hand but Sobrawl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobrawl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takimoto.
Sobrawl shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takimoto pinned against the cage. Takimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobrawl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Takimoto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sobrawl to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobrawl drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Takimoto dives on top into guard.

Sobrawl throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Takimoto escapes and throws Sobrawl's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Takimoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
Takimoto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Renata Sobrawl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto wants to stand but Sobrawl is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Sobrawl's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobrawl sneaks back into half guard.
Takimoto tries to stand and escape but Sobrawl is controlling the position.
Sobrawl moves into full guard.

Sobrawl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sobrawl might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobrawl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takimoto is one step ahead there.

Sobrawl has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Takimoto doesn't defend quickly enough and Sobrawl has managed to lock this one up! Can Takimoto escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sobrawl on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renata Sobrawl!
Renata Sobrawl retains his featherweight title!