PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Memories- Guetta. Takahashi has chosen 暗殺者 as his entrance music. Ichiro Takahashi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Andre
vs
Takahashi

179 cm
34
174 lbs
41 - 18 - 2

180 cm
30
174 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Conviction

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 41 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takahashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andre misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Andre misses.
Andre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Andre.
A cross from Takahashi lands.
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!
Andre lands a leg kick that knocks Takahashi off balance momentarily.
Takahashi throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Takahashi avoids the head kick by Andre.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Andre off balance momentarily.
Takahashi checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Andre misses
and Takahashi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Takahashi.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takahashi's calf.
Andre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahashi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre misses with a left hand
and Takahashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Takahashi tries to land a leg kick but Andre saw it coming and moves away.
Andre throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takahashi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andre is thwarting Takahashi's attempts to control the position.
Andre wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is defending well.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Takahashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takahashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi keeps trying to improve his position.
Takahashi trying to control from the bottom.
Andre is trying to control. Takahashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andre is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Takahashi reverses the position - he's now on top in Andre's guard.
Takahashi trying to control but Andre is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by Andre misses
and Takahashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andre works the jab nicely.
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looks to land a combination but Andre avoids it well.
Andre throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
A low kick from Takahashi misses

and Andre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Andre from controlling successfully.

Takahashi is looking for a triangle but Andre pushes his legs off easily.
Takahashi trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre throws a big right hand that misses.
Andre wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Takahashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takahashi's sensitive parts.
Andre misses with an uppercut.
Andre scores with a shot to the body.
Andre jabs at Takahashi's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andre.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahashi defending well as Andre loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takahashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andre is out of range.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a leg kick

and Andre counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Takahashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andre defends well.
Takahashi looking to control.
Andre is working Takahashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andre landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Takahashi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Andre escapes and throws Takahashi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Takahashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Andre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Andre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahashi keeps working.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep.
Andre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Takahashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takahashi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Takahashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andre is just content to waste time from the top position. Takahashi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Andre wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is keeping the position.
Andre preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takahashi trying to control the position here.
Takahashi is trying to control the position but Andre postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takahashi misses with a looping right.
Takahashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Andre drives through with a takedown into Takahashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Takahashi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andre has Takahashi in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Andre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Andre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Andre.
Andre throws a wild body kick that Takahashi sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Andre - just one landing.
Andre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi defending well as Andre loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre thows a leg kick but Takahashi checks it
and Takahashi counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Andre misses with a low kick as Takahashi jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Andre moves out of range.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi goes for a double leg but Andre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Andre continues to drive forward.
Takahashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Andre scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Andre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andre staying out of range there.
Ichiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a head kick that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good low kick that Andre was not able to check.
Andre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takahashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Andre lands with an overhand left.
Andre dips to his left and cracks Takahashi with an uppercut!
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Andre throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Andre throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre jabs Takahashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takahashi in his tracks.
Andre misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Takahashi walks into a jab.
Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Andre blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from Andre.
Takahashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takahashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takahashi misses with the body kick

and Andre counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Takahashi!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Takahashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takahashi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi is pressing down on Andre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takahashi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Andre!

Andre defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Takahashi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Takahashi goes for an armbar but Andre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Andre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andre 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andre!
A relieved looking Alex Andre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.