PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshiko Takara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Takara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heartbeats. Dakota Royer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hoshiko Takara's chin.

Royer
vs
Takara

185 cm
35
180 lbs
27 - 8 - 0

182 cm
27
202 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

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 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoshiko Takara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royer was well out of range. Poor timing from Takara.
Takara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takara lands a nice shot to the body.
Royer slips a straight right by Takara.
Royer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takara.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Royer throws out a loose jab but Takara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Royer misses.
Royer with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Royer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takara scrambles back to his feet.
Royer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takara checks it well.
Takara throws a hook but Royer blocks it.
Takara throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takara connects with a solid leg kick.
Takara is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Takara throws a hook but Royer avoids it easily.
Takara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takara throws a series of punches but Royer moves out of range.
Royer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takara scores with a jab. Royer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takara checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Royer. Takara shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as Takara blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Royer misses the target.
Takara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Royer takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Royer misses the target.
Royer moves away from the strike by Takara.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royer.
Takara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takara on the side of the head.
Takara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Royer is out of range.
Royer throws the left hand but Takara avoids the punch easily.
Royer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takara.
Royer lands a nice looking body kick.
Takara throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
Hoshiko Takara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Royer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Takara takes a swing at Royer's ribcage but misses.
Takara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takara.
Royer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takara moves away from the strike by Royer.
Good leg kick by Royer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Royer throws an overhand right that lands on Takara's shoulder, as Takara tries to avoid the shot.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Takara - just one landing.
Royer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Royer to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dakota Royer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Takara misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Royer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takara scores with a jab.
Takara checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Royer misses.
Takara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Royer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Royer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some bone on bone action there as Takara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Royer misses with a kick to the body.
Royer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royer.
Takara scores with a three punch combo!
Takara throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royer can pounce on him.
Royer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takara's head backwards.
Takara throws a head kick that misses
and Royer counters with an outside leg kick.
Royer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takara in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takara pushes Royer away with a front kick.
Takara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Royer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Royer!
Takara blocks the body kick.
Takara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Royer.
Takara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Royer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Royer.
Takara looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Royer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Royer lands with a kick to the temple. Takara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takara connects with a leg kick. Royer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Royer cracks Takara with a good jab.
Takara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dakota Royer is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royer misses the jab.
Royer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takara.
Takara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Royers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Royer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Royer throws a body kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Takara blocks the low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Royer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Royer is out of range and Takara settles back down.
Royer misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer looks to land a left hand but Takara moved out of range nicely.
Royer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takara throws out the jab.
Takara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Royer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Royer lands with a nice body kick.
Takara moves out of range of the strikes.
Takara walks into a jab.
Takara misses with a two punch combination.
Royer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Takara.
Royer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takara's hands.
Royer moves out of range of the body kick from Takara.
Takara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Royer on the side of the head.
Takara ducks under a wild hook from Royer.
Takara throws a front kick aimed at Royer's knee but Royer avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara looks to land a right hand but Royer moved out of range.
Takara fails to land with a series of punches.
Royer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royer with a hook.
Takara walks into a left hand.
Takara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Royer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takara lunges at Royer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Royer's hand.
Royer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takara.
Takara tries a head kick but it misses.
Royer avoids the body shot from Takara.
A slapping leg kick lands for Royer.
Dakota Royer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Takara misses the target.
Takara looks to land a body kick but Royer moved away.
Royer lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takara lands a nice shot to the body.
Royer lands a head kick. Takara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takara tries to clinch up.
Royer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Royer misses with a leg kick.
Takara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Royer scores with a head kick. Takara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takara - that will leave a mark!
Royer looks to land a body kick but Takara moved away.
Takara misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Royer - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Royer misses
and Takara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Royer throws a big shot that misses.
Takara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Royer's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takara.
Takara walks into a straight right hand from Royer.
Takara slips a jab and a cross from Royer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takara checks a low kick from Royer.
Royer staying out of range there.
Takara throws a head kick that misses.
Takara looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Royer throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoshiko Takara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takara. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Royer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Royer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Royer!
Dakota Royer opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.