PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Takeda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hill
vs
Takeda

178 cm
22
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takeda pinned against the cage. Takeda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takeda.
Takeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Takeda counter with a right hand.

Hill clinches up with Takeda and pushes him back against the cage.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Takeda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takeda.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Takeda counter with a right hand.
Takeda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill misses with a combination
and Takeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda lands with a shot to the body.
Takeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hill is looking to score with low kicks.
Derek Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeda connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takeda punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
Takeda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takeda works Hill's body with a nice hook.
Takeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
Takeda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takeda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeda tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hill on the side of the head.
Takeda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Takeda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Takeda - just one landing.
Hill tries to move into range but Takeda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Takeda.
Good exchange - Takeda coming out on top.
Takeda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to de liver by Takeda. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takeda.
Yuki Takeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takeda works the jab nicely.
A jab from Takeda finds it's way through Hill's defenses.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Takeda.
Takeda with a nice cross.
Hill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A right-left combo lands from Takeda.
Takeda scores with a punch to the head.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Hill is rocked!
A nice combination there by Takeda.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takeda throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda connects with a nice cross there... Hill is looking wobbly and Takeda recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hill to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Takeda jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuki Takeda!