PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by 暗殺者. Delight has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Ichiro Takahashi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Takahashi
vs
Delight

180 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

171 cm
30
149 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight tries to clinch there but Takahashi circles away.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahashi circles away.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Delight.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takahashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Delight counters with an outside leg kick.
Takahashi looks for a takedown but Delight sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight closes the distance but Takahashi moves to the side
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Delight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight throws a left and a right that both miss

and Takahashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takahashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Takahashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Delight wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi controls Delight momentarily but Delight frees himself.
Delight is looking to stand up but Takahashi won't let him.
Delight wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is keeping the position.

Dutch Delight has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Delight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takahashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delight takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Delight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Delight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a jab.

Delight moves into the clinch successfully.

Takahashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Takahashi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Delight defends easily.
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!
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Takahashi is looking to sinch up a triangle. Delight throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Takahashi's body to avoid the submission. Takahashi has instead reached around Delight's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Takahashi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ichiro Takahashi!
After winning the bout, Ichiro Takahashi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.