PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada's entrance music is Super Mario Bros Theme Soundtrack . A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takada
vs
Hoberman

185 cm
31
184 lbs
24 - 11 - 1

182 cm
30
193 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada thows a body shot but no joy.
Takada avoids the head kick by Hoberman.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
and Takada counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitch Hoberman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoberman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada blocks a jab.
Hoberman lands a jab to Takada's midsection.
No luck for Takada with that takedown attempt.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoberman is fending him off so far but Takada persists. Nope, Hoberman circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoberman scores with a head kick.

It looks like Nintendo Takada has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoberman tests Takada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoberman lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada punishes Hoberman's body with a nice straight punch.

Takada drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoberman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takada trying to control but Hoberman is working from the bottom.
Takada is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoberman has wrist control.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoberman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takada wants to control from the top but Hoberman keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoberman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada throwing strikes from guard but Hoberman blocks nicely.
Takada postures up.
Takada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoberman working a defensive guard here.
Takada trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoberman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoberman moves in looking to clinch but Takada pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
Takada throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hoberman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takada moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoberman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Hoberman misses.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoberman.
Mitch Hoberman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada takes a swing at Hoberman's ribcage but misses.
Hoberman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoberman moves in looking to clinch but Takada pushes him off.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Takada moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Takada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hoberman parries the strikes from Takada easily there. Takada is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoberman to escape.
Takada in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoberman can't do much from the bottom here.

Takada swings around for an armbar but Hoberman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Takada's guard.
Takada keeping moving, preventing Hoberman from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoberman wants to stand but Takada is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Hoberman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nintendo Takada's cut.
That's time! Takada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoberman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoberman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takada.
Hoberman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
Takada blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takada lands a slapping body shot.
Hoberman misses with a few strikes there.
Hoberman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoberman swinging wildly here.
Hoberman throws a big shot that misses.
Hoberman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoberman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Hoberman as Takada shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoberman's waist but Hoberman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takada off to one side.
Takada scores with a body shot.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Takada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takada lands with a nice body punch.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takada blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
A head kick misses from Hoberman.
A head kick misses from Hoberman.
Hoberman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Hoberman.
That kick from Takada tenderised Hoberman's leg. Hoberman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takada shoots in but Hoberman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Takada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Takada moves out of range.
Hoberman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takada's calf.
Takada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Hoberman lands but Takada takes it in his stride.
Hoberman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoberman misses with a leg kick.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Takada looks to land a body kick but Hoberman moved away.
Hoberman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitch Hoberman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada is looking to clinch.
Hoberman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoberman circles away quickly and effectively.
Takada thows a body shot but no joy.
Takada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoberman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takada somewhat.
Takada is looking to wear down Hoberman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Takada does it's job there.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Hoberman scores with a head kick. Takada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Hoberman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takada managing to block the knees to the body from Hoberman.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takada lands a left hand.
Takada misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman lands an elbow just above Takada 's eye.
Hoberman misses with an elbow over the top.
Takada avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoberman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoberman crunches a lovely knee into Takada's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Hoberman.
Takada tries to circle away but Hoberman has him pinned against the cage.
Hoberman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoberman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takada avoids it.
Hoberman scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Takada.
Hoberman lands an elbow inside that Takada shrugs off.
Takada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoberman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Hoberman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nintendo Takada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Takada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoberman.
Hoberman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
The crowd cheers as Hoberman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takada doesn't seem phased though.
Hoberman misses with a looping left.
Takada blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoberman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takada.
Takada dives in and grabs Hoberman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoberman pushes down on Takada's head and hops out.
Takada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takada.
Hoberman tries to move into range but Takada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoberman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takada misses with a hook. Hoberman ducked under it nicely.
Hoberman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada blocks a head kick by Hoberman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takada. Hoberman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoberman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takada misses with a takedown attempt - Hoberman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoberman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Nintendo Takada's cut is getting worse.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Takada moves out of range.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick

and Takada counters with a single leg into guard. Hoberman didn't expect that.
Takada landing with the ground and pound.
Hoberman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takada advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada tries to move to mount but Hoberman blocks the move with his legs.
Takada is putting a hurting on Hoberman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Takada trying to control the position but Hoberman is working away.
Takada is trying to ground and pound but Hoberman uses the momentary lack of control by Takada to regain half guard.

Takada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoberman's head.
Nintendo Takada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoberman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takada throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoberman to regain full guard.
Hoberman wants to stand and escape but Takada is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoberman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nintendo Takada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takada connects with a couple of short punches.

Hoberman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mitch Hoberman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoberman looks to land a right hand but Takada moved out of range.
Takada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoberman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoberman.
Nice sprawl there from Hoberman as Takada shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nintendo Takada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoberman 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Hoberman!