PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Justice
vs
Takimoto

167 cm
24
152 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

176 cm
24
157 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BEST NUTRITION,no doping
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto misses with a jab to the body
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
Takimoto ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Takimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Takimoto is just out of range.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Takimoto throws a combination that misses
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takimoto looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Justice is looking to wear down Takimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Justice slips a straight right by Takimoto.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justice moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
Takimoto tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takimoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Takimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice throws a body kick that misses.
Justice digs a good body shot into Takimoto's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses the body punch
and Justice counters with a solid body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice misses with a body shot
letting Takimoto counter with a right hand.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Justice cracks Takimoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Takimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice cracks Takimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Takimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice thuds a left hand into Takimoto's body.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Takimoto is just out of range.
Takimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Takimoto swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Justice misses with a kick to the body.
Takimoto misses the body punch
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice digs a good body shot into Takimoto's ribs.
Takimoto looks gassed!
Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Justice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Justice lands a nice hook to Takimoto's body. Takimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice 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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takimoto.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice jabs at Takimoto's body.
Justice throws a front kick that sends Takimoto stumbling back into the cage.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice thows a body kick. Takimoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Takimoto is breathing heavily.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Takimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takimoto walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Takimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice works Takimoto's body with a nice hook.
Takimoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
A jab from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takimoto takes one on the button.
Justice moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Takimoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Justice has got the better of the exchanges.
Justice lands a nice hook to Takimoto's body. Takimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takimoto throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Takimoto misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice looks for the body kick but Takimoto saw that one coming.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takimoto manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justice lands a jab.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Takimoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Justice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice swings for the body but Takimoto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takimoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Takimoto moved away.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Takimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice punishes Takimoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice lands a jab.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takimoto can do to turn this around?
Justice scores with a body shot.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Takimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Justice tries to land a front kick but Takimoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs.
Takimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takimoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takimoto there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Takimoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Justice.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takimoto has time to react.
Justice works over Takimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Justice misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takimoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Justice jabs at Takimoto's body.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takimoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.

It looks like Tetsuya Takimoto has been cut.
Takimoto wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Takimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takimoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takimoto walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Justice with a nice cross.
Takimoto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justice, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Takimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Justice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice scores with a jab. Takimoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice with a nice cross.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice wants to slow Takimoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takimoto. That did some damage!
Takimoto wants to clinch
and Justice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Takimoto counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Takimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Takimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws a hook but Takimoto avoids it easily.
Takimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a good, hard body kick but Takimoto shrugs it off.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice lunges at Takimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takimoto's hand.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Takimoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Takimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Takimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice had his way with Tetsuya Takimoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Tetsuya Takimoto's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takimoto throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Justice lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takimoto will feel that in the morning.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice lunges at Takimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takimoto's hand.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice defending well as Takimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takimoto at a distance.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takimoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Takimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice digs a good hook to Takimoto's body.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Justice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Justice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takimoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Takimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takimoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takimoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takimoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice swings for the body but Takimoto moves out of range.
Tetsuya Takimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Takimoto walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:42
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:43
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Justice!
Duke Justice retains his featherweight title!