PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes into the arena with The Marines' Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Takka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pyle
vs
Takka

183 cm
25
182 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takka .
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pyle's calf.
Takka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pyle. Pyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pyle, right into the meat.
Pyle cracks a nice hook into Takka 's ribs.
Takka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pyle at a distance.
Takka sizes up Pyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pyle connects with a leg kick. Takka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takka blocks the body kick.
Pyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pyle somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takka tests Pyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka throws an overhand right that lands on Pyle's shoulder, as Pyle tries to avoid the shot.
Pyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takka .
Takka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pyle scores with a push kick.
Takka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pyle's head.
Pyle misses with a straight left.
Takka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takka . Pyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timo Takka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Takka .
Pyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Pyle slams his shin into Takka 's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Pyle misses with a looping right.

Pyle shoots in and gets a takedown into Takka 's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Takka is pulling down on Pyle's head to control his posture.
Pyle trying to control but Takka is working from the bottom.
Pyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takka 's head.
Pyle looking to pass the guard.
Pyle stopping the sweep attempt from Takka .
Pyle postures up in Takka 's guard and throws a big left but Takka blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Takka is retaining full guard.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pyle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pyle cracks Takka with a solid left hand.
Takka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Takka managing to control the position.
Pyle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pyle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Takka to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pyle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Takka some visible discomfort.
Takka is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyle working the ground and pound but Takka is defending the strikes.
Pyle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takka tries to buck Pyle off but Pyle is having none of it.
Takka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pyle working the ground and pound.
Pyle working the head and body with strikes.
Pyle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle laying and praying for a moment but Takka takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka tries to get to full guard but Pyle has control of the leg.
Pyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takka 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gomer Pyle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Pyle.
Timo Takka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pyle.
Pyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
A nice inside leg kick there by Takka . That's going to slow Pyle down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takka .
Takka connects with an inside leg kick.

Takka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takka lands an elbow inside that Pyle shrugs off.
Pyle is looking for a takedown.
Pyle misses with a body punch.
Pyle avoids the elbow strike from Takka , against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pyle as Takka tries to tie him up.
Takka prevents a body shot from Pyle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle tries for a takedown but Takka manages to get underhooks.
Pyle misses with a body punch.
Pyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Takka controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyle.
Pyle blocks the elbow strike.

Takka manages to break the clinch.
Takka tries to bum rush Pyle with a series of wild strikes but Pyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pyle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takka stalks Pyle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pyle's face. Pyle staggers backwards, shaken.
Timo Takka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takka moves out of range of the body kick from Pyle.
Pyle throws a sloppy head kick and Takka moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takka . Pyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Pyle.
Nice defenses there by Pyle.
Takka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
Pyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takka tries to clinch there but Pyle circles away.

Pyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Takka to the mat! Takka manages to get full guard.
Pyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Takka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pyle being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka trying to control the position.
Takka wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takka wants to sweep but no luck.
Pyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pyle pushing down on Takka 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Takka is staying active underneath Pyle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pyle thows a huge punch but Takka dodges it nicely.
Takka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka manages to get to full guard.
Pyle looking to pass the guard.
Takka has Pyle pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle trying to control but Takka is working from the bottom.
Takka wants to get back to his feet but Pyle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takka is trying to keep Pyle in close.
Pyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Gomer Pyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pyle is just out of range.
Pyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takka avoids it really well and circles away.
Pyle throws a hook to the side of Takka 's head but Takka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Takka 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Pyle scores a takedown into full mount!
Pyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pyle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takka 's face.
Pyle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pyle working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pyle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Takka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pyle cracks Takka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gomer Pyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Takka manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Takka is defending against the submission attempts here by Pyle.
Takka trying to control from the bottom.
Timo Takka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pyle.
Pyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pyle prevents Takka from improving his position.
Takka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pyle is looking to take a break and control but Takka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pyle connects with a nice short shot to Takka 's temple.
Pyle is looking to advance position but Takka won't allow it.
Pyle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka is not content to let Pyle control the position.
Pyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takka wants to improve his position but Pyle is controlling well.
Pyle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pyle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pyle working Takka over with strikes here.
Pyle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Takka is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomer Pyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to control but Takka wriggling away.
Takka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Takka tries to lock up and control but Pyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pyle with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Takka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pyle lands a heavy elbow.
Pyle controlling from the full mount.
Pyle lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle looking to control but Takka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gomer Pyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pyle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gomer Pyle!
After winning the bout, Gomer Pyle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.