PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meguru Takayanagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takayanagi
vs
Doe

171 cm
23
154 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
146 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe digs a good body shot into Takayanagi's ribs.
Takayanagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takayanagi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doe counters with a three punch combo that has Takayanagi backing up. Takayanagi nods at Doe to acknowledge the strikes.
Takayanagi misses with an uppercut.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe throws out a counter right but Takayanagi avoids it with no problem.
Doe scores with a head kick. Takayanagi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Doe moves out of range of the leg kick from Takayanagi.
An inside leg kick from Takayanagi misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayanagi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takayanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doe thinks about the counter body kick.
Meguru Takayanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takayanagi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi goes for a double leg but Doe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Doe continues to drive forward.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doe throws a wild body kick that Takayanagi sees coming a mile off.
Takayanagi misses with a shot to the body
and Doe counters with a three punch combo that has Takayanagi backing up. Takayanagi nods at Doe to acknowledge the strikes.
Takayanagi misses with a shot to the body
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Takayanagi throws a push kick but Doe slaps the foot to one side.
Doe throws a counter combo.
Takayanagi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doe blocks a jab.
Doe misses with a straight left.
Takayanagi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a front kick aimed at Doe's knee but Doe avoids it well.
Takayanagi throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a nice leg kick.
Takayanagi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe throws a head kick but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Takayanagi is looking to clinch.
Doe slips under a jab from Takayanagi.
A lazy body kick from Takayanagi
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe throws a body punch but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Doe avoids the body shot from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi throws an off balance right hand
and Doe counters with a good, hard body kick but Takayanagi shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a right hand that misses
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
Doe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takayanagi's calf.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Takayanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe blocks a leg kick.
Takayanagi throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takayanagi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doe's waist but Doe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takayanagi off to one side.
Takayanagi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doe counters with a nice body shot.
Takayanagi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meguru Takayanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with a straight left.
Takayanagi misses with a right hand
and Doe counters with a good low kick that Takayanagi was not able to check.
Takayanagi misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Doe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Takayanagi is predictable there
and Doe counters with a nice uppercut.
Takayanagi has a takedown stuffed.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Takayanagi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doe counters with a low kick, right behind Takayanagi 's knee.
Takayanagi lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takayanagi just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe moves out of range as Takayanagi strikes.
Doe tries a quick counter leg kick but Takayanagi is wise to it.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takayanagi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doe counters with a nice uppercut.
Takayanagi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A low kick from Takayanagi misses
and Doe counters with a leg kick.
Takayanagi throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
Takayanagi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Takayanagi clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Doe.
A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land.
Doe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Doe scores with a shoulder strike.
Doe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takayanagis head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takayanagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takayanagi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takayanagi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takayanagi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takayanagi misses with a wild body shot.
Takayanagi avoids the head kick by Doe.
Good leg kick by Doe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takayanagi looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takayanagi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doe is out of range and Takayanagi settles back down.
Takayanagi misses with a body kick.
Takayanagi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Doe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe feints and then cracks Takayanagi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takayanagi down.
Doe checks a leg kick nicely.
Takayanagi misses with a leg kick
and Doe counters with a solid body kick.
Doe scores with a spinning back kick!
Takayanagi avoids the head kick by Doe.
Takayanagi tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Takayanagi blocks it well.
Takayanagi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doe but Doe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Doe defending well as Takayanagi loads up on a big left hand.
Doe flicks out a counter leg kick but Takayanagi steps away.
Takayanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doe throws a counter combo.
Takayanagi takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Doe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takayanagi swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Takayanagi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takayanagi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doe.
Doe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takayanagi throws a lazy uppercut
and Doe counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doe has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Takayanagi tries to clinch up.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takayanagi loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Takayanagi swings widly with a right hand
and Doe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Takayanagi thows a leg kick but Doe checks it
and Doe counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takayanagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
Doe slips a straight right by Takayanagi.
Doe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi is looking to clinch.
Doe counters with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Takayanagi
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Takayanagi throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe digs a good body shot into Takayanagi's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takayanagi. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takayanagi.
John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doe throws out a powerful jab.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takayanagi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takayanagi misses with a straight left.
Takayanagi misses with a body shot.
Takayanagi looks to clinch
and Doe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doe lands with a nice body kick.
Takayanagi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doe counters with a nice body kick.
Doe blocks a low kick nicely.
Takayanagi misses with a left hand
and Doe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takayanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takayanagi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doe will feel that in the morning.
Takayanagi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takayanagi misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Takayanagi throws a right hand that misses
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takayanagi throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
Takayanagi throws a body shot but no joy.
Takayanagi tries a low kick but Doe avoids it.
Takayanagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doe throws a counter combo.
Doe thuds his right hand into Takayanagi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Takayanagi just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takayanagi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doe counters with a stiff right hand.
Doe dips to his left and cracks Takayanagi with an uppercut!
Takayanagi misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takayanagi is looking to land body kicks.
Meguru Takayanagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi misses with a leg kick
and Doe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takayanagi.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi misses the shot to the body.
Takayanagi avoids the head kick by Doe.
Takayanagi is looking to counter the offense by Doe and move into the clinch.
Doe avoids a kick to the body.
Takayanagi wants to clinch
and Doe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takayanagi thinking.
Takayanagi throws a leg kick
and Doe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takayanagi. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for John Doe!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for John Doe!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for John Doe!

John Doe wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, John Doe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.