PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ochoa
vs
Takanori

170 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

166 cm
27
151 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lion Takanori!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanori blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takanori checks a leg kick.
Takanori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ochoa has time to react.
Takanori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takanori misses with a shot to the body
and Ochoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Takanori moves into the clinch.
Ochoa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Ochoa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ochoa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takanori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ochoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takanori's defenses.
Ochoa prevents Takanori from breaking the clinch.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori tries to break free but Ochoa pushes him back against the cage.
Ochoa throws an elbow that misses.
Ochoa lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanori has had enough of the clinch but Ochoa keeps him there for the moment.
Ochoa has Takanori pressed against the cage, preventing Takanori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Ochoa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ochoa.
Ochoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takanori is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Takanori breaks from the clinch.
Ochoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takanori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Ochoa closes the distance and pushes Takanori back into the cage.

Takanori manages to break the clinch.
Ochoa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takanori avoids the head kick by Ochoa.
Takanori jabs Ochoa right on the nose. Ochoa blinks but takes it well.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Takanori moves away from the strike by Ochoa.
Takanori swinging wildly here.
Takanori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Takanori.
A punch combination from Takanori misses.
Danny Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takanori. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takanori steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ochoa. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochoa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takanori throws a combination. Ochoa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ochoa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takanori. That did some damage!
Ochoa throws a hook to the side of Takanori's head but Takanori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid body kick from Ochoa.
Takanori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takanori 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to work over Takanori's front leg with a kick but Takanori checks it.
A swing and a miss from Ochoa.
Takanori misses with a series of wild punches.
Takanori lands a jab to Ochoa's midsection.
Ochoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Ochoa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takanori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanori blocks the body kick.
Takanori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ochoa can pounce on him.
Takanori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takanori takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa lands an elbow just above Takanori 's eye.
Ochoa working Takanori over with knees to the body.
Takanori wants to get back to striking at distance but Ochoa won't allow it.
Takanori is looking to break free of the clinch but Ochoa has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Takanori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takanori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ochoa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takanori in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Ochoa.
Takanori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takanori is trying to push Ochoa away but Ochoa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ochoa working Takanori over with knees to the body.
Takanori looks gassed!
Takanori is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takanori in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ochoa lands an elbow just above Takanori 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takanori takes a shot to the head.
Ochoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takanori's face.

That has opened up Lion Takanori's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Ochoa.
Ochoa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ochoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori'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.

Takanori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
Takanori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ochoa.
Sloppy strikes from Takanori. Those never looked like landing.
Takanori throws a body punch but Ochoa moves out of range.
Takanori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ochoa doesn't seem bothered though.
Ochoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takanori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Ochoa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ochoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ochoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Takanori.

Ochoa clinches up against the cage.
Takanori is trying to break free.
Ochoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takanori's efforts to push away.
Takanori is trying to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori blocks the elbow strike.
Takanori prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takanori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danny Ochoa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Ochoa.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takanori's efforts to push away.

Takanori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ochoa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ochoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanori.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Takanori sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ochoa connects with a body shot that sends Takanori's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ochoa instigates a clinch.
Ochoa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takanori tries to circle away but Ochoa has him pinned against the cage.
Ochoa lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanori tries to circle away but Ochoa has him pinned against the cage.
Takanori takes an elbow to the temple.
Takanori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ochoa lands a damaging elbow.
Takanori avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
Takanori is trying to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling him.
Ochoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takanori's defenses.

The cut above Lion Takanori's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takanori working hard to break the clinch.
Takanori dodges an elbow strike from Ochoa.
Takanori wants to get back to striking at distance but Ochoa won't allow it.
Ochoa looking to throw knees to the head but Takanori is blocking nicely.
Takanori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Takanori manages to break the clinch.
Ochoa takes a swing at Takanori's ribcage but misses.
Danny Ochoa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Takanori moves out of range as Ochoa throws a body kick.
Ochoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Takanori moved away.
Takanori is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ochoa rather than just go for the knockout.
Takanori moves out of range of the leg kick from Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takanori on the side of the head.
Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Takanori misses.
Ochoa misses with a hook
and Takanori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ochoa thinking.
Ochoa looks to land a body kick but Takanori moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takanori. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ochoa throws a jab when Takanori was well out of range.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ochoa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takanori walks into a left hand.
Takanori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ochoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanori moves out of range of the strikes.

Ochoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takanori tries to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling the position.
Ochoa throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ochoa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Takanori clinches with his opponent.
Takanori has had enough of the clinch but Ochoa keeps him there for the moment.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takanori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ochoa has him pressed against the cage.
Takanori working hard to break the clinch.
Takanori blocks the elbow strike.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ochoa connects with a knee to the head.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a knee to the head.
Takanori tries to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling the position.

Takanori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takanori blocks a head kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ochoa misses with a low kick as Takanori jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Takanori blocks the leg kick.
Takanori thuds his right hand into Ochoa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ochoa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takanori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanori.
Ochoa is looking to slow Takanori down with leg kicks.
Ochoa connects with a crisp jab.
Ochoa digs a good hook to Takanori's body.
Takanori jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Takanori as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa loads up on a big right hand but Takanori slips the punch.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanori moves away.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takanori.
Ochoa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ochoa cracks the inside of Takanori's front leg.

Ochoa has closed the distance and engaged Takanori in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Takanori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lion Takanori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ochoa misses with a head kick.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Takanori.
Ochoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ochoa misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a head kick.
Takanori moves out of range as Ochoa strikes.
Ochoa throws a low kick but Takanori avoids it.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Takanori checks it.
Takanori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ochoa thows a body kick. Takanori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Takanori throws a series of punches but Ochoa moves out of range.
Takanori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochoa moves away.
Takanori swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a low kick but Takanori avoids it.
Ochoa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Takanori just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Ochoa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ochoa lands a jab to the nose.
Ochoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takanori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ochoa avoids the body shot from Takanori.
Ochoa lands with a kick to the temple. Takanori shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Ochoa misses.
Ochoa digs a good hook to Takanori's body.
Danny Ochoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takanori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ochoa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ochoa!