PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yuudai
vs
Klopfenstein

173 cm
28
170 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

169 cm
33
168 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai fails with the takedown
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuudai's knee momentarily.
Klopfenstein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klopfenstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab from Yuudai.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Klopfenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.

Yuudai closes the distance and clinches.
Klopfenstein stalling against the cage.
Yuudai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Yuudai manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klopfenstein .
Yuudai sizes up Klopfenstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Klopfenstein throws the kick towards the body but Yuudai avoids it.
Yuudai misses with a two punch combination.
Yuudai with a poor takedown
and Klopfenstein counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klopfenstein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klopfenstein avoids the body shot from Yuudai.

Yuudai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klopfenstein 's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position.
Klopfenstein wants to control the position but Yuudai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Yuudai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klopfenstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yuudai.

Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Klopfenstein defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai trying to control from half guard but Klopfenstein is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to advance position but Klopfenstein counters by regaining guard.
Klopfenstein pulls Yuudai in close to prevent any damage.
Klopfenstein wants to sweep here but Yuudai controlling him for the moment.
Yuudai throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Yuudai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Klopfenstein looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Klopfenstein looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Klopfenstein !
Yuudai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yuudai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yuudai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yuudai wants to pass to mount but Klopfenstein is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Klopfenstein slips a jab from Yuudai.
Yuudai tries to clinch up but Klopfenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuudai throws a looping overhand right but Klopfenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Yuudai misses with a hook. Klopfenstein ducked under it nicely.
Klopfenstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yuudai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai cracks a nice hook into Klopfenstein 's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuudai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klopfenstein as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein tries to move into range but Yuudai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Klopfenstein as Yuudai shoots in.
Yuudai misses with a wild body shot.
Klopfenstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuudai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klopfenstein avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuudai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klopfenstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klopfenstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klopfenstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Klopfenstein gets caught napping as Yuudai dives in and scores a takedown. Klopfenstein manages to retain guard.
Yuudai passes Klopfenstein 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yuudai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Yuudai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Klopfenstein sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai tries to pass to full mount but Klopfenstein defends it.
Yuudai is trying to control. Klopfenstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klopfenstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuudai.
Yuudai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Klopfenstein defends the submission attempt.
Yuudai is thwarting Klopfenstein 's attempts to control the position.

Yuudai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klopfenstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yuudai.
Yuudai is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
Yuudai is fighting to break Klopfenstein 's control of his arms but Klopfenstein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takeshi Yuudai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Klopfenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Yuudai dominated that second round.
That's time! Yuudai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klopfenstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klopfenstein manages to avoid it.
Klopfenstein takes one to the chin there.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Klopfenstein lands but Yuudai takes it in his stride.
A big left from Yuudai misses.
Klopfenstein misses with a body kick.
Yuudai misses with a looping left.

Yuudai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yuudai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Yuudai is looking for a kimura here.
Klopfenstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yuudai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klopfenstein wants to control but Yuudai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yuudai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klopfenstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuudai.
Yuudai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klopfenstein can do to turn this around?

Yuudai wants to work for an arm triangle but Klopfenstein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yuudai thows a huge punch but Klopfenstein dodges it nicely.
Yuudai moves nicely into side control.
Yuudai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yuudai trying to control the action but Klopfenstein is working from the bottom.
Yuudai 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein tries to bench press Yuudai off him but Yuudai keeps the position.
Yuudai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klopfenstein keeps working.
Yuudai lands some shots froms side control.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Klopfenstein 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yuudai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Yuudai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klopfenstein knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yuudai trying to control the position but Klopfenstein is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuudai 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.