PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshiko Takara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takara has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bull
vs
Takara

160 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
202 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pit Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoshiko Takara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull is looking to clinch.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takara works Bull's body with a nice hook.
Takara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull tries to clinch
and Takara counters with a straight right hand.
Bull wants to clinch up but Takara keeps it at a distance.
Takara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takara, right into the meat.
Bull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bull closes the distance and pushes Takara back into the cage.
Takara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Takara misses with a punch on the inside.
Takara swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takara lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull tries a body shot but Takara blocks it.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Takara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Bull lands an elbow that stopped Takara in his tracks for a moment.
Bull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takara's defenses.
Takara takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Hoshiko Takara has been cut.
Bull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takara backwards.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takara can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull blocks a body shot from Takara.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Bull tries to work over Takara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Takara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
Takara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takara avoids the elbow strike from Bull, against the cage.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Takara avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takara is defending well for now.
Takara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Takara avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takara's brow.
Bull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull lands a knee to the body.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takara is defending well for now.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but Takara blocks with his arms.
Takara blocks a body shot from Bull.
Takara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takara avoids a wild elbow strike from Bull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Takara avoids the damage to the body.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takara's brow.
Takara lands a nice uppercut.
Bull tries a knee to the head but Takara blocks it.
Takara swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takara avoids it.
Takara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Takara.
Takara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takara misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takara.
Bull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takaras head.
A right hook to the body lands for Takara.
Bull gets through Takara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Good body shot from Takara.
Takara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Bull.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Takara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takara tries to throw a body punch but Bull avoids it by throwing Takara back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takara is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Takara.
Takara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoshiko Takara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Takara swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull avoids the body shot from Takara.
Takara loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Takara throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bull has closed the distance and engaged Takara in a clinch.
Takara prevents a body shot from Bull.

Takara breaks the clinch.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pit Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull tries to clinch but Takara is having none of it.
Bull tries to clinch up but Takara circles away and keeps his distance.
Takara misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takara.
Bull moves to clinch but Takara breaks away
and Takara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Takara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bull has time to react.

Bull forces Takara back against the cage and clinches.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.
Takara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Takara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takara avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Takara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takara has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bull looking to throw knees to the head but Takara is blocking nicely.
Bull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takara blocking some punches.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.
Bull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takara backwards.
Pit Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takara blocking some punches.
Bull misses with a knee to the head.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takara tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
Takara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bull landing knees to the body.
Takara blocking some punches.
Bull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Takara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takara.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Takara circles away.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bull's hands.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bull.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Takara.
Bull wants to clinch.
Takara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bull. Bull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Takara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bull tries to clinch but Takara is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull looks to clinch
and Takara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bull tries to clinch
and Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Pit Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hoshiko Takara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bull tries to clinch up
and Takara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bull thinking.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull tries to clinch there but Takara circles away.
Bull scores with a nice strike.
Bull is looking to clinch.
Takara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bull thinking.
Hoshiko Takara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Takara. That snapped Bull's head back.

Bull is rocked!
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!
Takara measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bull! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hoshiko Takara!
Hoshiko Takara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.