PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Lee Takashi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chief
vs
Takashi

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chief. Chief circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chief is breathing heavily.
Chief looks to land a right hand but Takashi moved out of range.
A jab from Takashi finds it's way through Chief's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takashi. Chief does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takashi jabs at Chief's body.
Takashi misses with a low kick.
Chief tries a head kick but it misses.
Chief takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Takashi closes the distance and clinches.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Takashi landing knees to the body.
Takashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Takashi.
Takashi lands a knee to the head.
Takashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chief lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chief up against the cage.
Takashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takashi scores a nice knee to the body.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Takashi misses with the head strike.
Takashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chief misses with a punch to the body.
Takashi is leaning against Chief and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi connects with a knee to the head.
Takashi landing knees to the body.
Takashi throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Takashi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chief in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Takashi throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chief is defending well for now.
Takashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chief is defending well for now.
Chief is trying to maintain a safe position but Takashi gets an underhook and turns Chief into the cage.
Takashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chief stalling in the clinch.
Takashi trying to control the position but instead, Chief has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takashi into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Takashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chief drops his hands momentarily and Takashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takashi dodges the punch combination from Chief.
A punch combination from Takashi misses.
Takashi throws a shot to the body.
Takashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chief stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chief takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takashi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chief.
Takashi tries to clinch up but Chief circles away and keeps his distance.
Takashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Chief circles away.
Takashi checks a leg kick.
Chief misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Chief gets tackled into the cage by Takashi. Takashi maintains the clinch.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the head but Chief blocks with his arms.
Takashi trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Chief fails to land.
Takashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chief or not.
Takashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Chief avoids the damage to the body.
Takashi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Takashi trying to control the position but instead, Chief has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takashi into the cage.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi gets through Chief's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chief holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Takashi.
Takashi tries a body shot but Chief blocks it.
Takashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takashi blocking some punches.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
Takashi missing with knees to the body.
Chief lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takashi backwards.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Chief avoids the elbow strike from Takashi, against the cage.
Takashi looking to throw knees to the head but Chief is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Takashi.
Takashi missing with knees to the body.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Chief misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Chief pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chief misses with a wild body shot.
Takashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiefs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Chief circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Takashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Takashi lands a nice shot that snaps Chief's head back.
Takashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chief.

Takashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takashi stalling against the cage.
Takashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chief lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chief.
Takashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takashi working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takashi misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the head but Chief blocks with his arms.
Chief avoiding damage as Takashi throws knees to the body.
Takashi misses with a body punch.
Takashi slowing the pace effectively.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Takashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chief has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Takashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chief's brow.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Chief taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi misses with a body punch.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the head but Chief blocks with his arms.
Takashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chief is defending well for now.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Takashi.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chief misses with the head strike.
Takashi stalling.
Chief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takashi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Takashi.
Master Chief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi stalling in the clinch but Chief improves position.
Takashi stalling the fight.
Chief takes a shot to the head.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Takashi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chief in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Takashi to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chief fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
Takashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chief.
Takashi leaning against his opponent.
Takashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Takashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takashi scores with a knee to the head.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Takashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Takashi!