PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between david tho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). david tho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

tho
vs
Takeda

170 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david tho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tho scores with a sloppy right hand. Takeda should have avoided that one.
tho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeda tries to clinch there but tho circles away.
tho tries to clinch there but Takeda circles away.
Takeda stuffs the takedown.
Takeda clinches but tho breaks the clinch

and tho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
tho managing to block the knees to the body from Takeda.
Takeda lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Takeda.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of thos head.
Takeda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takeda throws an elbow but it misses.

tho manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Takeda. No joy for tho on that attempt.
tho swinging wilding here.
Takeda wants to clinch but tho slips to the side
and tho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda tries to clinch but fails miserably

so tho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takeda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
tho prevents Takeda from getting back to his feet.
Takeda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Takeda wants to stand and escape but tho is having none of it.
Takeda pulls tho in to control the position.
Takeda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Takeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
tho throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tho doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeda circles away.
Takeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and tho counters with a nice uppercut.
tho shoots in but Takeda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for david tho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda tries to clinch but fails miserably

and tho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
tho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tho letting Takeda take a breather here.
A short right from tho.
Takeda tries to land knees in the clinch but tho avoids the damage to the body.
tho goes for a takedown attempt but Takeda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takeda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Takeda tries to clinch up
and tho counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries to clinch up

and tho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
tho is breathing heavily.
tho trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
tho prevents Takeda from getting back to his feet.
tho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Takeda pushes tho off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shingo Takeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeda tries to clinch but fails miserably

and tho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by tho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
tho looking to sit in guard and control but Takeda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takeda trying to control but tho is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda stops tho from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

david tho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takeda trying to land knees to the body.
tho avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.

tho manages to break the clinch.
Takeda tries to clinch up
letting tho counter with a right hand.

Takeda is rocked!

tho lands a huge takedown. Takeda is out but the ref is slow to react and tho lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Takeda lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). david tho!