PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Anichebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeya Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeya Maeda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Anichebe
vs
Maeda

191 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

197 cm
23
237 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Anichebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anichebe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anichebe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maeda slips a jab from Anichebe.
Nice takedown defense from Anichebe. No joy for Maeda on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anichebe.
A slow jab from Anichebe misses its intended target.
Maeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Anichebe. No joy for Maeda on that attempt.
Victor Anichebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeya Maeda.
Maeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anichebe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor Anichebe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Anichebe coming out on top.

It looks like Takeya Maeda has been cut.
Maeda looks gassed!
Anichebe cracks Maeda with a hook to the temple - Maeda is on wobbly legs here! Anichebe swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Maeda falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Anichebe wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Victor Anichebe!