PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venusaur comes to the cage accompanied by Bulbasaur bongo bebop. The crowd seem to be enjoying Takimoto's choice of entrance music: Instrumental. Kazuyuki Takimoto struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bublasaur Venusaur had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Venusaur
vs
Takimoto

175 cm
24
166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
171 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bublasaur Venusaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venusaur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Takimoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Takimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Venusaur.
Takimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Venusaur.
Venusaur tries to break the clinch but Takimoto is controlling the position.
Venusaur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venusaur has Takimoto pressed against the cage.
Takimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Takimoto.
Takimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Venusaur.
Venusaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Takimoto controls his hands.
Venusaur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venusaur taking a breather.
Takimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Venusaur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venusaur misses with a knee to the head.
Takimoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takimoto.
Venusaur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venusaur is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takimoto lands with a left to the head.
Venusaur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Venusaur missing with knees to the body.
Takimoto avoiding damage as Venusaur throws knees to the body.

Venusaur manages to break the clinch.
Takimoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur throws a leg kick but Takimoto checks it.
Venusaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Venusaur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Venusaur slips under a jab from Takimoto.
Venusaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Takimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Venusaur.
Takimoto dives in and grabs Venusaur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Venusaur pushes down on Takimoto's head and hops out.
Venusaur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Venusaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takimoto throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venusaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Venusaur.
Venusaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venusaur throws a leg kick but Takimoto checks it.
Venusaur looks to throw the jab but Takimoto is out of range.
Takimoto lands a jab to Venusaur's midsection.
Venusaur feints and then cracks Takimoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takimoto down.
Takimoto scores with a body shot.
Takimoto misses with a left hand
and Venusaur counters with a head kick.
Venusaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takimoto cracks Venusaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takimoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Venusaur misses with a looping left.

Takimoto has closed the distance and engaged Venusaur in a clinch.
Takimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Venusaur uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to throw a body punch but Venusaur avoids it by throwing Takimoto back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takimoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Venusaur as Takimoto tries to tie him up.
Takimoto tries a body shot but Venusaur blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takimoto gets through Venusaur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Venusaur has Takimoto pushed against the cage.
Takimoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Venusaur backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuyuki Takimoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Venusaur misses with a head kick.
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.
Venusaur lands with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Venusaur 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 Takimoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takimoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Venusaur tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Venusaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Takimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto throws a jab when Venusaur was well out of range.
Venusaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Venusaur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Venusaur misses with a body kick.
Venusaur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takimoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Venusaur connects with a leg kick. Takimoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venusaur lands with a nice body kick.
Venusaur misses with a two punch combination.
Venusaur misses with a leg kick.
Takimoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Venusaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Venusaur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takimoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Venusaur looks for the body kick but Takimoto saw that one coming.
Takimoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bublasaur Venusaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Venusaur as he jumps to the side.
Bublasaur Venusaur is winning the standup battle so far.
Takimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Venusaur.
Venusaur fakes the leg kick and cracks Takimoto in the body.
Takimoto checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venusaur swings for the body but Takimoto moves out of range.
Venusaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Venusaur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Venusaur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
Takimoto misses with a hook.
Takimoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
Takimoto misses with a hook. Venusaur ducked under it nicely.
Venusaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venusaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takimoto. That did some damage!
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Venusaur ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Takimoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Venusaur blocks a jab.
Venusaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takimoto throws a hook but Venusaur blocks it.
Venusaur ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Venusaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takimoto thuds a left hand into Venusaur's body.
Venusaur is looking to chop away at Takimoto's legs.
A jab from Takimoto does it's job there.
A jab from Venusaur does it's job there.
Venusaur tries to work over Takimoto's front leg with a kick but Takimoto checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takimoto.
Venusaur throws a looping overhand right but Takimoto ducks down to avoid it.
Takimoto throws a series of punches but Venusaur moves out of range.
Venusaur throws the kick towards the body but Takimoto avoids it.
Venusaur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venusaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venusaur is looking to wear down Takimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Venusaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takimoto checks a low kick from Venusaur.
Takimoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Venusaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Venusaur!
Takimoto checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bublasaur Venusaur will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Venusaur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venusaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut. Venusaur saw that one coming.
Venusaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Venusaur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Takimoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Takimoto won't allow Venusaur to sweep him here.
Takimoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Venusaur's guard.

Venusaur actively working from the bottom here.
Takimoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking to take a break and control but Venusaur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Takimoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Venusaur defends it well.
Takimoto trying to mount his opponent but Venusaur defends it.
Venusaur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takimoto is working away from the top position though.
Venusaur is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur wants to control but Takimoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takimoto controlling the action here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Venusaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takimoto looks to land a right hand but Venusaur moved out of range.
Takimoto takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
Venusaur scores with a push kick.
Takimoto throws a series of punches but Venusaur moves out of range.
Takimoto connects with a jab.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
Takimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venusaur.
Venusaur lands with a right hand.
Takimoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venusaur.
Takimoto throws a looping overhand right but Venusaur ducks down to avoid it.
Venusaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bublasaur Venusaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Venusaur.
Takimoto checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto throws out a powerful jab.
Venusaur works Takimoto's body with a nice hook.
Venusaur tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Venusaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Venusaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venusaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venusaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Takimoto instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Venusaur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Venusaur.
Venusaur scores with a shot to the side of Takimoto's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuyuki Takimoto.
I think Takimoto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuyuki Takimoto!