PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Taka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wybrant De Houtman's chin.

Taka
vs
De Houtman

187 cm
27
189 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
191 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Taka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wybrant De Houtman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taka throws an off balance right hand
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taka misses with a body shot
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
De Houtman misses with an uppercut. Taka saw that one coming.
Taka misses with a hook.
Taka misses with a right hand

and De Houtman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Houtman.
Taka is trying to stall.
Taka 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.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Houtman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Houtman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taka misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Houtman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Houtman scores with a shot to the side of Taka's head.
Taka trying to stall but De Houtman improves his position.
A short right from De Houtman on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taka just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Houtman's brow.
A head punch on the inside from De Houtman fails to land.
Taka is looking to break free of the clinch but De Houtman has double underhooks.
De Houtman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Houtman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taka looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Taka to work.
Taka lands an uppercut.
De Houtman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Houtman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Houtman throws a head punch that misses.
Taka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Houtman stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Houtman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman works on Taka's body with a couple of short punches.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Houtman pushes Taka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taka blocking some punches.
A short right from Taka on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taka.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Taka avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
De Houtman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Bo Taka has been cut.
De Houtman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taka misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from De Houtman.
Taka lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
Taka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Taka uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Houtman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Houtman.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Taka as the two fighters clinch.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Taka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Houtman.
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Houtman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taka blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman working aggressively here.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
De Houtman tries to work over Taka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman lands with a light punch inside.
De Houtman blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Houtman lands an uppercut.
A short left from Taka.
Taka misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Houtman.
De Houtman keeps control of Taka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Houtman lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taka lands a nice uppercut.
De Houtman scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Taka avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Taka.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Taka avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Houtman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taka blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wybrant De Houtman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Taka's cut.
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.

De Houtman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Houtman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taka throws out the jab.
De Houtman throws a poor cross that misses
and Taka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taka misses with a head kick.
De Houtman tries to move into range but Taka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taka throws a looping overhand right but De Houtman ducks down to avoid it.
De Houtman staying out of range there.
De Houtman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taka throws a sloppy head kick
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand.
Taka throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Houtman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by De Houtman.
Taka misses with an uppercut
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand.
Taka misses with a hook
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taka throws an off balance right hand
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
Taka throws a series of punches but De Houtman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka throws an off balance right hand
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taka defending well as De Houtman loads up on a big left hand.
Taka throws a low kick but De Houtman moves out of range easily.
Taka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Houtman blocks a jab.
Taka throws a body shot but no joy.
De Houtman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taka with a body shot.
Taka lands with a right hand.
Taka ducks right into an uppercut from De Houtman.
Taka lands with an uppercut that bounces De Houtman off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Taka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Houtman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taka throws a right hand that misses
and De Houtman counters with a stiff right hand.
Taka looks to land a right hand but De Houtman moved 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!
Taka throws an off balance right hand
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman blocks a jab.
Taka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bo Taka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taka throws a poor cross that misses
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

De Houtman instigates a clinch.
De Houtman misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Houtman.
Taka blocking some punches.
De Houtman leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Houtman.
Taka working aggressively here.
Taka blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, De Houtman scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taka is keeping busy.
De Houtman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Houtman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Houtman digs a right hand underneath Taka's ribcage. Taka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Houtman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taka misses with an elbow over the top.
De Houtman lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Houtman.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Taka uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Houtman stalling in the clinch.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from De Houtman.
A short right from De Houtman.
De Houtman cracks Taka with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taka up against the cage.
De Houtman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taka.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Houtman.
De Houtman lands a shoulder strike.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from De Houtman.
De Houtman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from De Houtman.
Taka blocking some punches.
Taka working hard to break the clinch.
De Houtman tries a body shot but Taka blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wybrant De Houtman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bo Taka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Taka falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Houtman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taka throws out a powerful jab.
Taka misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Houtman! But no joy.
Taka throws an overhand right that lands on De Houtman's shoulder, as De Houtman tries to avoid the shot.
De Houtman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Houtman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taka misses with a right hand
and De Houtman counters with a nice body shot.
Taka throws a combination that misses
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Houtman throws a body punch but Taka moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka scores with a punch to the head.
De Houtman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taka.
De Houtman ducks under a wild hook from Taka.
De Houtman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taka misses with a right hand
and De Houtman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Houtman clinches with his opponent.
Taka takes a shot to the head.
Taka wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Houtman tries to work over Taka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Taka avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
Taka being controlled against the cage.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Taka avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Houtman.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Taka uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Houtman is working Taka over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taka's elbow.
Taka can't break the clinch.
Taka misses with some punches.
De Houtman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Taka.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Taka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taka.
Taka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Taka breaks the clinch.
Taka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Houtman.
De Houtman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taka.
Taka throws a leg kick
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taka, as that shot connected.
Well,Taka is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
De Houtman moves forwards but Taka connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Taka misses.
A little jabbing left from De Houtman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Houtman ducks under a wild hook from Taka.
Taka throws an off balance right hand
and De Houtman counters with a nice uppercut.
Taka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Houtman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taka throws a poor cross that misses
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bo Taka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

De Houtman pushes Taka up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Houtman.
De Houtman blocking some punches.
Taka lands with a light punch inside.
De Houtman working aggressively here.
Taka throws an elbow that misses.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from De Houtman on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Houtman.
Taka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Houtman backwards.
Taka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Houtman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taka looking to stall.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
De Houtman gets through Taka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Taka.
Taka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on De Houtman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Houtman lands an uppercut.
Taka working aggressively here.
De Houtman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Houtman backwards.
Wybrant De Houtman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Houtman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taka or not.
De Houtman lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wybrant De Houtman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Houtman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Wybrant De Houtman!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Wybrant De Houtman!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Wybrant De Houtman!

Wybrant De Houtman wins by unanimous decision!