PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chief (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 has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takashi
vs
Chief

185 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Chief!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takashi is breathing heavily.
Chief keeps the fight on the outside.
Takashi swings for the body but Chief moves out of range.
Chief uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takashi.
Chief fakes the leg kick and cracks Takashi in the body.
Chief throws a low kick, looking for Takashi's leg but Takashi calmly moves out of range.
Takashi slips a straight right by Chief.
Chief misses with a head kick.
Chief throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takashi.
Takashi avoids the head kick by Chief.
Takashi scores with a jab.
Takashi stuns Chief with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee Takashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chief is just out of range.
Takashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chief.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi throws a series of punches but Chief avoids them all with ease.
Takashi misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Chief.
The fighters circling - Chief throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Takashi.
Chief throws a front kick aimed at Takashi's knee but Takashi avoids it well.
Takashi digs a good body shot into Chief's ribs.
Takashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Takashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chief.
Takashi ducks under a wild hook from Chief.
Takashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chief was well out of range. Poor timing from Takashi.
Takashi punishes Chief's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Takashi misses.
Takashi throws the left hand but Chief avoids the punch easily.
Chief takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Chief.
Chief throws out a loose jab but Takashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chief doesn't seem bothered though.
Takashi is looking to wear down Chief with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takashi looking to stall.
Takashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chief blocks it with crossed arms.
Takashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Chief avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chief lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Takashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Chief misses with a punch on the inside.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
Chief avoiding damage as Takashi throws knees to the body.

Chief manages to break the clinch.
Chief misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi throws the left hand but Chief avoids the punch easily.
Chief scores with a nice body kick.
Takashi swinging wildly here.
Takashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chief is just out of range.
Chief staying out of range there.
Chief throws a lazy right hand but Takashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takashi misses with a body shot.
Takashi jabs at Chief's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chief throws the left hand but Takashi avoids the punch easily.
Takashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Takashi throws a hook but Chief avoids it easily.
Chief throws out a loose jab but Takashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chief swings for the body but Takashi moves out of range.
Takashi thuds a left hand into Chief's body.
Takashi takes a swing at Chief's ribcage but misses.
Takashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Chief circles away.
Chief lands with an uppercut that bounces Takashi off the cage and back into range.
Takashi misses with a straight left.
Takashi misses with a body shot.
Chief throws a sloppy head kick and Takashi moves out of range easily.
Takashi connects with the punch.
Chief throws a head kick but Takashi moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takashi misses the shot to the body.
Chief walks into a straight right hand from Takashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chief.
Takashi wants to clinch.
Chief misses with a straight left.
A jab from Takashi misses.
Takashi jabs Chief to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chief throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chief avoids the body shot from Takashi.
Takashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takashi cracks a nice hook into Chief's ribs.
Takashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Takashi trying to land knees to the body.
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 stalling in the clinch but Chief improves position.
Takashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takashi blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chief blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chief avoiding damage as Takashi throws knees to the body.
A short left from Chief.
Takashi misses with some punches.
Chief is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chief's elbow.
Takashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chief lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Chief.
Takashi lands a damaging elbow.
Chief leaning against his opponent.
Takashi misses with a body punch.
Takashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takashi blocks a body shot from Chief.
Takashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Chief avoids the damage to the body.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Chief is trying to force a seperation but Takashi has the dominant position.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Takashi.
Chief will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takashi up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are getting on Chief's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Takashi dominated that second round.
That's time! Takashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Takashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chief manages to avoid it.
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.
Takashi misses with a right hand
and Chief counters with a head kick.
Chief avoids the body shot from Takashi.
Chief tries a low kick but Takashi avoids it.
Takashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chief is just out of range.
Chief uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takashi.
Takashi slips a straight right by Chief.
Takashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chief takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chief throws out a loose jab but Takashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chief circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chief.
Takashi lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Takashi.
Takashi thuds a left hand into Chief's body.
Takashi throws a leg kick but Chief sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takashi lands a jab to Chief's midsection.
Takashi digs a good hook to Chief's body.
Takashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Chief misses.
Chief swats away the attempt to clinch by Takashi.

Takashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi misses with a knee to the head.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Takashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chief stalling the fight.
Takashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chief avoiding damage as Takashi throws knees to the body.
Takashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
Takashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Chief looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takashi tries to throw a body punch but Chief avoids it by throwing Takashi back against the cage.
Master Chief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi blocks an uppercut.
Takashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Chief is trying to break free.
Takashi tries to work over Chief's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
Nice body punch from Chief.
Takashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chief avoiding damage as Takashi throws knees to the body.
Takashi looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chief takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Takashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chief lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takashi trying to land knees to the body.
Chief misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Takashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takashi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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