PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TAKA Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leduc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Spirit Never Dies. The crowd seem to be enjoying Michinoku's choice of entrance music: Yamato Suite Pt. 4. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Leduc
vs
Michinoku

180 cm
20
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Leduc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TAKA Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku scores with a nice strike.
Michinoku misses with a few strikes there.
Leduc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michinoku scores with a nice strike.
Michinoku blocks a jab.
Leduc throws a leg kick but Michinoku checks it.
Michinoku thuds his right hand into Leduc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leduc looks to land a right hand but Michinoku moved out of range.
Michinoku scores with a punch to the head.
Michinoku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leduc in his tracks.
Leduc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michinoku.
Zach Leduc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michinoku lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michinoku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leduc.
Nice defenses there by Michinoku.
Leduc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michinoku.
Michinoku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michinoku misses with a leg kick.
Michinoku slips under a jab.
Michinoku lands a jab to Leduc's midsection.
TAKA Michinoku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Michinoku.
Michinoku lands a right hook to the body.
Leduc misses with a low kick.
Michinoku cracks Leduc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Michinoku misses with a hook.
Leduc misses with a hook to the body
and Michinoku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michinoku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michinoku cracks Leduc with an open hand slap.
Leduc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leduc moves out of range as Michinoku strikes.
Michinoku moves out of range of the strikes.
Michinoku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leduc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michinoku connects with a body shot.
Leduc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michinoku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michinoku blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku lands a nice shot that snaps Leduc's head back.
Leduc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michinoku avoids it really well and circles away.
Michinoku lands a with a good body shot.
Michinoku scores with a hook.
Leduc throws a hook but Michinoku blocks it.
Michinoku scores with a jab.
Michinoku scores with a hook to the body. Leduc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leduc throws a jab when Michinoku was well out of range.
Leduc throws a jab but it's blocked by Michinoku.
Leduc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab from Michinoku.
Leduc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leduc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michinoku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leduc.
Michinoku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leduc had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leduc loads up on a big right hand but Michinoku slips the punch.
Leduc throws a jab but it's blocked by Michinoku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Michinoku.
Michinoku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michinoku stuns Leduc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michinoku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michinoku cracks Leduc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leduc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leduc takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michinoku, as that shot connected.
Michinoku checks a low kick from Leduc.
Leduc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Leduc misses.
A leg kick checked by Leduc.
Leduc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michinoku defends it nicely.
Leduc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michinoku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leduc on the side of the head.
Leduc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leduc catches Michinoku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leduc walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leduc fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Leduc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michinoku stuns Leduc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leduc is breathing heavily.
Leduc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michinoku lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leduc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michinoku moves out of range of the strikes.
Michinoku scores with a hook to the body. Leduc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leduc misses with a hook.
A big right from Leduc misses.
A head kick misses from Leduc.
Michinoku lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Michinoku. That snapped Leduc's head back.
Michinoku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Michinoku scores with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku scores with a one two! Leduc had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michinoku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leduc has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leduc and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michinoku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michinoku moves out of range as Leduc strikes.
Michinoku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michinoku lands an overhand right.
Michinoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michinoku digs a good hook to Leduc's body.
Michinoku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leduc. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Michinoku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michinoku lands a lovely overhand right.
Leduc throws a big shot that misses.
Michinoku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leduc walks into a straight right hand from Michinoku.
Michinoku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michinoku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michinoku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the body.
Leduc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Michinoku finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michinoku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leduc momentarily.
Michinoku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leduc.
A bone on bone clash there as Michinoku blocks the leg kick.
Michinoku thuds a left hand into Leduc's body.
Michinoku scores with a hook to the body. Leduc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leduc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leduc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michinoku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leduc misses with a looping left.
Michinoku walks into a stiff left hand from Leduc.
Michinoku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Michinoku.
Michinoku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leduc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Michinoku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michinoku connects with a single shot there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku blocks a head kick by Leduc.
Michinoku connects with a jab.

Leduc is rocked!
Leduc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leduc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Leduc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michinoku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leduc seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Leduc.
Michinoku with a hook.
Leduc misses with a straight left.
Leduc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michinoku manages to avoid it.
Leduc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michinoku.
Michinoku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leduc throws a body punch but Michinoku moves out of range.
Leduc misses with an uppercut. Michinoku saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Michinoku.
Leduc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michinoku connects with a single shot there.
Leduc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leduc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leduc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michinoku tries to avoid it but Leduc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michinoku to the ground. Michinoku escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Michinoku as he connects with a hook.
Leduc throws a head kick but Michinoku moves out of range.
Michinoku thumps Leduc with a low kick.
Michinoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michinoku lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michinoku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leduc swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Michinoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michinoku drops Leduc with a big left hand! Leduc is injured, injured bad! Michinoku jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TAKA Michinoku!