PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TAKEDA. Kazuki Yasuda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yasuda
vs
Takeda

178 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
177 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takeda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range.
A head kick by Yasuda misses
and Takeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeda avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Takeda misses with a body shot
and Yasuda counters with a straight right hand.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda lands with a straight right. Takeda didn't see that one coming.
Takeda throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
Yasuda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Takeda tries to clinch but Yasuda is having none of it.
A slow jab from Yasuda misses its intended target.
Takeda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Takeda.

Yasuda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Takeda tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Takeda back against the cage.
Yasuda wants to stall.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takeda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takeda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Takeda as the two fighters clinch.
Takeda has Yasuda pressed against the cage.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takeda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takeda misses with a knee strike.
Yasuda presses Takeda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeda looking to stall.
Takeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Yasuda avoids the damage to the body.
Takeda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeda controls his hands.
Takeda trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takeda into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda missing with knees to the body.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
Yasuda cracks Takeda with a nice body shot.
Takeda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a good knee to the midsection. Takeda won't want to take too many of those.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Takeda looks gassed!
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda misses with a knee strike.
Takeda tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Takeda's ribcage. Takeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda tries to work over Takeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takeda as Yasuda tries to tie him up.
Yasuda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeda.
Takeda crunches a lovely knee into Yasuda's ribcage.
Yasuda taking a breather.
Yasuda tries to work over Takeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda pushes Takeda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yasuda is leaning against Takeda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Takeda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda works on Takeda's body with a couple of short punches.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda working Takeda over with knees to the body.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda gets through Takeda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takeda misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takeda avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yasuda.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Takeda lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Takeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yasuda.
Takeda can't find room to land a body shot as Yasuda controls the action.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Yasuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takeda or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takeda up against the cage.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Yasuda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takeda trying to land knees to the body.
Takeda lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Yasuda is leaning against Takeda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takeda tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Takeda back against the cage.
Takeda tries to land a knee to the head but Yasuda blocks with his arms.
Yasuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Takeda.
Knees to the body from Takeda.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Yasuda is leaning against Takeda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Yasuda landing knees to the body.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda taking a breather.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda avoids a wild elbow strike from Takeda.
Yasuda effectively controlling the action here.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Takeda takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Takeda avoiding damage as Yasuda throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda landing knees to the head.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yasuda leaning against his opponent.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to work over Takeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda presses Takeda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuki Yasuda 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. This is the final round!

Takeda needs to keep his hands up - Yasuda had a free shot at his head there.
Yasuda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takeda takes a step back to recover.
Takeda motions for Yasuda to come forward. Takeda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Takeda moves out of range.
Yasuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeda.
Yasuda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yasuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takeda tries to clinch up.
Takeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yasuda. Yasuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Takeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yasuda counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yasuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Yasuda jabs Takeda right on the nose. Takeda blinks but takes it well.
Takeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yasuda.
Takeda avoids a kick to the body.
Yasuda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Decent striking displayed by Yasuda there.
Yasuda pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takeda back to the cage. Yasuda follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yasuda misses with a wild combination.
Takeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasuda is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeda throws out a leg kick but Yasuda moves out of range and Takeda only half commits.
Yasuda misses with a head kick.
Takeda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yasuda's head.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Takeda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takeda down.
Yasuda misses with a head kick.
Takeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yasuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shingo Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda throws a push kick but Takeda slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Takeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeda.
Takeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Takeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Takeda.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takeda misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
Takeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yasuda throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takeda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yasuda rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yasuda clinches with his opponent.
Takeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Takeda's ribcage. Takeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Takeda.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Takeda.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takeda can't find room to land a body shot as Yasuda controls the action.
Yasuda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda just leaning against Takeda, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yasuda.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda pushes Takeda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Yasuda.
Takeda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Takeda managing to block the knees to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda stalling.
Yasuda missing with knees to the body.
Yasuda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kazuki Yasuda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeda controls his hands.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takeda avoids it.
Takeda tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Yasuda.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda taking a breather.
Takeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Yasuda avoids the damage to the body.
Yasuda blocks a body shot from Takeda.
Yasuda controlling the action here for a moment.
Yasuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takeda can do to turn this around?
Yasuda is working Takeda over against the cage.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda stalling the fight.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Takeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda looking to slow down the pace here.
Takeda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takeda is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yasuda as Takeda tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Takeda.
Yasuda scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda pushes off an throws an elbow but Takeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takeda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yasuda blocks it with crossed arms.
Yasuda working Takeda over with knees to the body.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yasuda connects with a knee to the head.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yasuda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Takeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yasuda.
Takeda tries a knee to the head but Yasuda blocks it.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takedas head.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Yasuda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takeda up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shingo Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yasuda avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yasuda 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kazuki Yasuda!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kazuki Yasuda!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kazuki Yasuda!

Kazuki Yasuda wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kazuki Yasuda waved his t-shirt featuring Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor)'s logo in front of the cameras.