PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 620 p4p, 75 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 1071 p4p, 119 weight class). Titan Reign has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reign
vs
Takano

197 cm
25
235 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
255 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Conviction

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reign is out of range.
Reign scores with a leg kick.
Takano drops his hands momentarily and Reign takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reign 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.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reign throws a leg kick but Takano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reign tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takano is able to avoid easily.
Takano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Reign slips under a jab from Takano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign thuds his right hand into Takano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reign works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign throws a poor cross that misses
and Takano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reign thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign avoids a kick to the body.
And Reign counters with a quick kick to the body but Takano blocks it.
Reign misses with a body punch
and Takano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reign.
Takano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reign.
Reign waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
Crunch! Takano slams his shin into Reign's torso.
Reign is breathing heavily.
Reign avoids the body shot from Takano.
Reign throws a big shot that misses.
Takano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reign throws out the jab.
Reign throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reign 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.
Takano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reign throws a leg kick but Takano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Reign.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reign. Beautiful body shot.
Reign with a hook.
Takano throws a body kick that misses.
Takano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Reign.
Takano with a hook.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Reign misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign misses with a left hand
and Takano counters with a low kick, right behind Reign 's knee.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reign dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takano. That did some damage!
Takano avoids the body shot from Reign.
Reign scores with a hook.
A big left from Reign misses.
Reign throws a head kick but Takano moves out of range.
Takano is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Takano.
Reign misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Takano.
Reign looks for the body kick but Takano saw that one coming.
Takano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reign throws a hook but Takano avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Reign lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takano doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign throws a hook but Takano avoids it easily.
Reign thows a leg kick but Takano checks it
and Takano counters with a good low kick that Reign was not able to check.
Reign scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign missing with a left hand there. Takano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reign tries to work over Takano's front leg with a kick but Takano checks it.
Takano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reign misses with a hook
and Takano counters with a solid body kick.
Reign paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takano takes one on the button.
Reign misses with a right hand
and Takano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reign throws a combination that misses
and Takano counters with a good low kick that Reign was not able to check.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reign's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Reign dominated that round.
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.

Reign feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takano's calf.
Reign takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reign misses with a looping right.
Takano scoring well with a low kick there.
Reign throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reign rather than just go for the knockout.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Reign.
Reign takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Takano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reign has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reign is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reign displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takano throws out the jab.
Reign misses with a jab to the body
and Takano counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takano throws out a loose jab but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano looks for the body kick but Reign saw that one coming.
Reign throwing a counter right hand but Takano manages to avoid it.
Takano fakes the leg kick and cracks Reign in the body.
Titan Reign is winning the standup battle so far.
Reign takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reign moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reign takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reign keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reign checks a low kick from Takano.
Takano walks into a stiff left hand from Reign.
That kick from Reign tenderised Takano's leg. Takano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reign misses with a kick to the body.
Reign throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takano thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano tries a low kick but Reign avoids it.
Reign moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reign.
Takano lands a jab to Reign's midsection.
Reign misses with a head kick.
Takano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reign gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takano.
Takano connects with a body shot.
Takano connects with a solid leg kick.
Takano motions for Reign to come forward. Takano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reign drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano wants to clinch up but Reign keeps it at a distance.
Takano is looking to score with low kicks.
Reign misses with a right hand
and Takano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reign's calf.
Reign jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reign throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Reign blocks it well.
Reign's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Reign misses with a double jab.
Takano avoids a kick to the body.
Reign throws an overhand right that lands on Takano's shoulder, as Takano tries to avoid the shot.
Takano tries to land a front kick but Reign steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Reign wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takano throws a lazy right hand but Reign sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reign fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takano checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a leg kick that knocks Takano off balance momentarily.
Takano cracks the inside of Reign's front leg.
Reign throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takano.
Reign misses with a lunging right hand
and Takano counters with a left to the body.
Takano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reign is looking to land body kicks.
Takano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reign finds it's way round the side to connect with Takano's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano blocks the body kick.
Reign throws a leg kick
and Takano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Reign.
Takano checks a leg kick.
Reign is looking to slow Takano down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Takano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Takano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reign moves away.
Reign misses the body punch
and Takano counters with a straight right hand.

Reign is rocked!
Reign throws a leg kick
and Takano counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshi Takano!
After winning the bout, Yoshi Takano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Titan Reign was interviewed post fight and said 'fucking auto flights are killing me every fight lol'.