PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonto Borneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saguro Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borneo
vs
Takada

173 cm
23
153 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

165 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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5th Round

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonto Borneo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saguro Takada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borneo misses with a head kick.
Borneo throws a half hearted mid kick.

Borneo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borneo trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Takada pulls Borneo in close to his closed guard and prevents Borneo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Takada is trying to control the position but Borneo postures up.
Borneo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borneo postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Saguro Takada wasn't active enough on the ground.
Borneo throws a lazy uppercut
and Takada counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Tonto Borneo has been cut.
Borneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borneo cracks Takada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Borneo.
Takada blocks a head kick by Borneo.
Borneo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borneo scores with a leg kick.
Borneo checks a leg kick nicely.
Takada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borneo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borneo connects with a leg kick. Takada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Borneo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borneo slips under a jab.
Borneo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takada counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo lands a head kick!
Nice body kick there by Borneo.
A big left from Borneo misses.
Borneo tries for a takedown but Takada circles away easily
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borneo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takada stuns Borneo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No luck for Borneo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Takada misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takada pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo throws a head kick but Takada moves out of range.
Borneo throws a solid leg kick but Takada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borneo.
Borneo tries a head kick but it misses.
Borneo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borneo misses with a leg kick
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.
Saguro Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borneo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Borneo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borneo.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses.
Borneo has his takedown stuffed
and Takada counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
Borneo throws a leg kick
and Takada counters with a straight right hand.
Borneo is looking to land body kicks.
Takada misses with a lunging right hand
and Borneo counters with a body kick that stops Takada in his tracks momentarily.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borneo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borneo shoots and misses
and Takada counters with a good low kick that Borneo was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borneo misses with a kick to the body
and Takada counters with a low kick, right behind Borneo 's knee.
Borneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borneo lands a head kick. Takada smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saguro Takada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonto Borneo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Borneo keeps Takada at a distance using the push kick.
Takada stuffs the takedown.
Takada throws a solid leg kick but Borneo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takada.
Borneo throws a lazy head kick
and Takada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borneo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borneo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takada counters with a low kick, right behind Borneo 's knee.
Takada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saguro Takada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borneo thuds a left hand into Takada's body.
Borneo misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borneo.
Borneo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada slips under a jab from Borneo.
Borneo scores with a decent looking hook.
Borneo scores with a kick to the body.
Takada tried to score with a low kick but Borneo checks it.
Borneo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borneo fails with the takedown
and Takada counters with a good, hard body kick but Borneo shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borneo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Takada to counter with a crisp jab.
Takada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Borneo there.
Borneo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borneo throws a push kick but Takada slaps the foot to one side.
Borneo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borneo cracks the inside of Takada's front leg.
Borneo misses with a leg kick
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borneo shoots in for a takedown but Takada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takada throws a right hand that misses
and Takada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borneo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borneo.
Borneo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tonto Borneo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borneo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borneo misses with a head kick.
Borneo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takada circles away.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Borneo.
Borneo looks for the body kick but Takada saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borneo.
Takada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Borneo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borneo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Borneo misses with a shot to the body
and Takada counters with a low kick, right behind Borneo 's knee.
Borneo throws a leg kick but Takada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takada tries to land a leg kick but Borneo saw it coming and moves away.
Borneo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saguro Takada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borneo.
A low kick from Borneo misses
and Takada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borneo.
Takada throws a leg kick
and Borneo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borneo.
Borneo lands with a kick to the temple. Takada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saguro Takada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tonto Borneo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Borneo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Borneo thumps Takada with a low kick.
Borneo throws a head kick that half lands.
Borneo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takada if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Borneo.
Takada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borneo counters with a head kick.
Borneo is looking to score with low kicks.
Borneo throws a push kick but Takada slaps the foot to one side.
Takada throws a shot from downtown. Borneo moves away and avoids it.
Takada blocks a low kick nicely.
Borneo jabs Takada to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borneo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takada in his tracks.
Borneo lands a head kick!
Borneo fakes the leg kick and cracks Takada in the body.
Borneo throws a sloppy head kick
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takada checks the leg kick.
Borneo shoots and misses
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borneo scoring well with a low kick there.
Borneo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo throws a low kick but Takada moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borneo, as that shot connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Borneo blocks the leg kick.
Borneo misses with a head kick.
Borneo connects with a single shot there.
Takada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borneo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Borneo misses with a hook
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takada.
Borneo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with a takedown attempt
and Takada counters with a good low kick that Borneo was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borneo shoots and misses
and Takada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takada misses with a straight left.
Borneo throws a head kick but Takada moves out of range.
Takada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takada tries to work over Borneo's front leg with a kick but Borneo checks it.
Borneo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borneo throws a leg kick
and Takada counters with a leg kick.
Takada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Borneo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takada counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada scoring well with a low kick there.
Borneo's corner calls for a 1-2. Borneo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takada throws a leg kick but Borneo moved away.
Borneo tries to work over Takada's front leg with a kick but Takada checks it.
The fighters circling - Borneo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borneo loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borneo.
Borneo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takada counters with a good low kick that Borneo was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borneo with a poor takedown
and Takada counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saguro Takada really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonto Borneo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Takada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borneo can pounce on him.
Takada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borneo misses with a body kick.
Borneo scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borneo.
Borneo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takada in his tracks.
Borneo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Borneo misses with a head kick.
Borneo misses with a takedown
and Takada finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada stuffs the takedown attempt from Borneo. Borneo gets slowly back to his feet.
Borneo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borneo looks to throw a body kick
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada throws a head kick that misses.
Borneo misses with a left hand
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Borneo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takada throws a looping overhand right but Borneo ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo scoring well with a low kick there.
Borneo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Takada to counter with a crisp jab.
Borneo lands a leg kick that knocks Takada off balance momentarily.
Borneo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borneo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borneo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada blocks a head kick by Borneo.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Borneo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Borneo with a poor takedown
letting Takada counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borneo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Borneo shoots in for a takedown but Takada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borneo. Takada shrugs it off though.
Borneo throws an off balance right hand
and Takada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Borneo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Tonto Borneo's cut is getting worse.
Borneo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borneo throws a lazy body kick
and Takada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses
and Takada counters with a big head kick but Borneo shrugs it off.
Takada is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borneo shoots in and drives through. Takada sprawls well.
Borneo throws a lazy head kick
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borneo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takada throws a hook but Borneo blocks it.
Borneo throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borneo.
Borneo misses with an uppercut. Takada saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borneo throws a solid leg kick but Takada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borneo.
Takada slips under a jab from Borneo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saguro Takada dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tonto Borneo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Takada throws a hook to the side of Borneo's head but Borneo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borneo throws a poor cross that misses
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borneo is defended easily by Takada.
Takada checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borneo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Takada blocks a head kick by Borneo.
Borneo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borneo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Borneo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takada is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borneo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Borneo.
Borneo connects with a solid leg kick.
Takada moves out of range of the leg kick from Borneo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borneo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borneo fakes the leg kick and cracks Takada in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borneo pushes Takada away with a front kick.
Borneo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takada's calf.
Borneo moves away from the strike by Takada.
Borneo shoots and misses
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.
Takada is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Takada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borneo misses with a low kick.
Borneo lands a front kick.
Borneo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Borneo shoots and misses
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo misses with a body kick.
Borneo lands with a nice body kick.
Borneo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takada on the side of the head.
Borneo lands a nice looking body kick.
Borneo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Borneo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borneo throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Borneo throws a body kick the misses
and Takada counters with an outside leg kick.
Borneo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takada is out of range and Borneo settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borneo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takada throws a hook to the side of Borneo's head but Borneo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borneo shoots in for a double leg but Takada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borneo throws a looping overhand right but Takada ducks down to avoid it.
Borneo lands with a slapping head kick.
Borneo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borneo misses with a takedown attempt
and Takada counters with a nice leg kick.
Borneo misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonto Borneo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Saguro Takada!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Saguro Takada!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Saguro Takada!

Saguro Takada wins by unanimous decision!
Saguro Takada is the new featherweight champion!