PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Misitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Misitana
vs
Takaku

175 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Misitana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misitana wants to clinch but Takaku slips to the side
and Takaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Misitana throws out a leg kick but Takaku moves out of range and Misitana only half commits.
Misitana swinging wildly here.
Takaku misses with a straight left.
Takaku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Misitana at a distance.
Misitana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misitana misses with a body shot
and Takaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Misitana does no damage.
Misitana tries to bum rush Takaku with a series of wild strikes but Takaku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takaku misses the jab.
Misitana throws a looping overhand right but Takaku ducks down to avoid it.
Misitana throws a combination that misses
and Takaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Misitana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaku manages to avoid it.
Misitana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaku lands a really nice looking cross but Misitana seems unphased.
Misitana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misitana fails to land with a series of punches.
Takaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misitana looks to land a combination but Takaku avoids it well.
Misitana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaku manages to avoid it.
Takaku misses with a body shot.
Misitana lands an overhand right.

Misitana closes the distance and clinches.
Misitana is trying to break the clinch but Takaku has him pressed against the cage.
Misitana tries to break free but Takaku pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Misitana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Misitana does no damage.
Takaku throws an overhand right that lands on Misitana's shoulder, as Misitana tries to avoid the shot.
Misitana throws out a powerful jab.
Misitana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaku circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misitana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misitana wants to clinch up but Takaku keeps it at a distance.
Takaku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takaku lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misitana just misses with a punch to the body.

Misitana rushes Takaku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misitana is trying to push Takaku away but Takaku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaku scores with a shoulder strike.
Takaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Takaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misitana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Misitana misses with a wild body shot.
Takaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Misitana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Misitana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Misitana digs a good body shot into Takaku's ribs.
Misitana is looking to clinch but Takaku is avoiding it.
Misitana throws a low kick but Takaku avoids it.
Misitana tries to clinch there but Takaku circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misitana dodges the punch combination from Takaku.
Takaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misitana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Misitana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takaku is out of range.
Takaku throws a series of punches but Misitana avoids them all with ease.
Takaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misitana's hands.
Misitana takes a swing at Takaku's ribcage but misses.
Misitana wants to slow Takaku down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misitana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misitana throws a nice looking combination but Takaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Takaku throws a shot to the body.
Takaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misitana is looking to wear down Takaku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Misitana takes a swing at Takaku's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel Misitana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misitana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gabriel Misitana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Misitana misses with an uppercut
and Takaku counters with a right hand to the body.
Takaku checks a leg kick nicely.
Misitana misses with a shot to the body
and Takaku counters with a one-two to the body.
Misitana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Misitana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Misitana.
Misitana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takaku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Misitana moves away from the strike by Takaku.
Misitana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takaku lands a slapping body shot.
Takaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Misitana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Misitana!
Misitana misses with a hook to the body
and Takaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misitana takes one on the button.
Misitana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misitana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaku circles away quickly and effectively.
Misitana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Misitana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misitana walks into a left hand.
Takaku stalks Misitana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Misitana's face. Misitana staggers backwards, shaken.
Misitana just misses with a punch to the body.
Misitana misses with an uppercut
and Takaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Misitana lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misitana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Misitana just misses with a punch to the body.
Misitana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Misitana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Misitana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takaku throws a body punch but Misitana moves out of range.
Misitana misses with a wild body shot.
Takaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takaku looks to land a combination but Misitana avoids it well.
Misitana misses with a series of wild punches.
Misitana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misitana throws a right and a left that Takaku avoids nicely.
Gabriel Misitana is winning the standup battle so far.
Misitana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Misitana tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misitana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takaku scores with a hook to the body. Misitana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Misitana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takaku counters with a left to the body.
Misitana misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Takaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Misitana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Takaku.
Misitana wants to clinch up but Takaku keeps it at a distance.
Takaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Misitana throws a nice looking combination but Takaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takaku lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misitana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misitana misses with the combination.
Takaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Misitana doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Nice jab there from Takaku.
Takaku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Misitana is rocked!

It looks like Gabriel Misitana has been cut.
Misitana walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Takaku swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daisuke Takaku!
Daisuke Takaku is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Daisuke Takaku thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.