PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taito
vs
Charm

164 cm
28
140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

150 cm
30
142 lbs
19 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Charm. No joy for Taito on that attempt.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taito counters with an inside leg kick.
Taito scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taito thuds his right hand into Charm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Charm walks into a stiff left hand from Taito.

Taito shoots in and bounces Charm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taito stops Charm from standing up.
Taito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taito tries to free his leg and advance position but Charm is retaining full guard.
Taito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm wants to stand and escape but Taito is having none of it.
Taito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charm swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Charm has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taito off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Charm throws a nice looking combination but Taito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Charm moves into range and clinches up with Taito.
Taito tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taito lands a good knee to the midsection. Charm won't want to take too many of those.
Taito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charm's elbow.
Taito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Charm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charm manages to avoid it.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucky Charm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taito circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taito scores with a kick to the midsection.
Charm blocks a jab.
Charm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Charm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taito to score with a decent uppercut.
Taito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charm under the eye.
Taito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charm defends it nicely.
Taito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Charm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taito is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charm displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taito up against the cage.
Taito is working for takedown but Charm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taito is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Charm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Charm fails to land.
A short right from Charm on the inside.
Taito is looking for a takedown.

Taito breaks from the clinch.
Taito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charm takes one to the side of the head.
Charm blocks a head kick by Taito.
Taito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charm misses with the combination.
Taito dives in and grabs Charm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charm pushes down on Taito's head and hops out.
Charm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taito.
Nice takedown defense from Charm. No joy for Taito on that attempt.
Taito misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Taito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taito throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charm's waist but Charm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taito off to one side.
Taito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charm wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Charm looks to land a combination but Taito avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magatsu Taito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charm misses with a combination
and Taito counters with an inside leg kick.
Taito shoots in looking for a takedown but Charm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charm.
Taito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charm's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taito.

Charm clinches with his opponent.
Charm wants to break free but Taito has control.
Charm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charm blocks a body shot from Taito.
Taito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charm tries to break free but Taito pushes him back against the cage.
Taito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taito working hard to break the clinch.
Charm misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm is looking to break free of the clinch but Taito has double underhooks.
Charm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Charm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Charm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That kick from Taito tenderised Charm's leg. Charm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Charm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taito.
Charm throws out a loose jab but Taito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charm scores with a hook to the body. Taito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taito connects with an inside leg kick.
Charm throws a right hand that Taito ducks under and follows up with a left that Taito also avoids with ease.
Charm misses with a right hand
and Taito counters with a nice leg kick.
Taito lands with a hook. Charm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magatsu Taito is winning the standup battle so far.
Charm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charm fails to land with a series of punches.
Charm tries to clinch but Taito is having none of it.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charm under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taito is looking to clinch.
Taito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charm circles away.
Charm slaps away a takedown attempt from Taito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taito counters with an inside leg kick.
Charm misses with a combination
letting Taito counter with a right hand.
Charm misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm looks to land a combination but Taito avoids it well.
Charm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charm is breathing heavily.
Taito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charm.
Taito works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Charm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taito lands a really nice looking cross but Charm seems unphased.
Charm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Taito drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taito throws a strike but Charm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Taito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taito thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magatsu Taito dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Charm throws a hook but Taito avoids it easily.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Taito shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Taito.
Taito 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.
Taito prevents Charm from standing back up.
Taito throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Charm to regain full guard.

Charm pushes Taito off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm misses with a lunging right hand
and Taito counters with a straight right hand.
Taito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charm momentarily.
Charm wants to clinch up but Taito keeps it at a distance.

Taito bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Magatsu Taito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taito is trying to ground and pound but Charm uses the momentary lack of control by Taito to regain half guard.

Taito is trying for a kimura here. Charm looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Taito wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magatsu Taito!
A victorious Magatsu Taito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.