PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takem Downem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Testing Inprogress has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Takem Downem's chin.

Downem
vs
Inprogress

180 cm
33
150 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

190 cm
30
155 lbs
13 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takem Downem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inprogress is looking for the big counter here.
Inprogress throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inprogress scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Inprogress throws a sloppy head kick and Downem moves out of range easily.
Inprogress slaps away a takedown attempt from Downem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inprogress throws a leg kick which misses Downem's front leg but catches the back leg as Downem tries to avoid it.
Inprogress lands a high kick!

It looks like Takem Downem has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inprogress.
A solid body kick from Inprogress.
Inprogress lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Downem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takem Downem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress throws a nice outside leg kick.
Downem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inprogress was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Downem dives in and grabs Inprogress's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inprogress pushes down on Downem's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by Inprogress as he connects with a hook.
Testing Inprogress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downem misses with a takedown attempt
and Inprogress counters with an inside leg kick.
Inprogress scores with a head kick.

Downem is rocked!
Inprogress comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Inprogress lands a big head kick that sends Downem to the canvas! Inprogress follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Testing Inprogress!