PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Bravo (ranked 17649 p4p, 597 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 22741 p4p, 595 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bravo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Booyakasha. Takamura has chosen Pay Money To My Pain - Weight Of My Pride as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bravo
vs
Takamura

177 cm
32
155 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

175 cm
22
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura lands a slapping body shot.
Takamura throws a poor cross that misses
and Bravo counters with a right hand to the body.
Bravo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Bravo's head.
Bravo misses with a body kick.
Bravo stuns Takamura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bravo.

Bravo darts in and clinches Takamura up against the cage.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamura.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Takamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takamura's elbow.
Takamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Takamura misses with a straight right.
Takamura misses with a right hand
and Bravo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Takamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takamura misses with an uppercut.
Takamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravo throws a leg kick but Takamura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Takamura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bravo misses with a body punch
and Takamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takamura lands a lovely overhand right.
Takamura misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Bravo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Bravo moves out of range as Takamura strikes.
Takamura throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura misses with a hook.
Bravo lands with an overhand left.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravo.
Tony Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
Bravo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bravo is looking to wear down Takamura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takamura throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.

Bravo rushes Takamura and presses him up against the cage.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo leaning his opponent against the cage.

Bravo breaks the clinch.

Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
Nice body kick from Bravo.
Takamura misses with a shot to the body
and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.

Bravo rushes Takamura and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bravo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Bravo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
Takamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Bravo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Takamura misses with a looping left.

Bravo moves into the clinch.

Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo defending well as Takamura loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Takamura. Beautiful body shot.
Bravo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takamura's calf.
Takamura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bravo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takamura takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo lands with a shot to the body.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
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!
Bravo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Takamura avoids it well.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takamura throws a big shot that misses.
Takamura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big left from Takamura misses.
Bravo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takamura throws a big shot that misses.
Takamura catches Bravo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Takamura. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bravo is looking to slow Takamura down with leg kicks.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takamura.
A big left from Takamura misses.

Takamura tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Bravo - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takamura on the side of the head.
Tony Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
Takamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Bravo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Bravo pushes Takamura up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takamura up against the cage.
Bravo scores with a shot to the side of Takamura's head.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Takamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Takamura circles away.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Bravo clinches with his opponent.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Bravo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takamura can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Bravo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bravo dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bravo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takamura misses with a body shot
and Bravo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bravo throws a leg kick which misses Takamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Takamura tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bravo.
Good shot there by Takamura.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Takamura gets tackled into the cage by Bravo. Bravo maintains the clinch.

Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Takamura circles away.
Donk. Takamura catches Bravo right on the button with a cross.
Takamura misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Takamura misses.
As Takamura looks to move away, Bravo throws a big counter combo but Takamura just gets out of the way.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Takamura can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
A short uppercut from Takamura.
Tony Bravo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Takamura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bravo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takamura scrambles back to his feet.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bravo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takamura prevents a body shot from Bravo.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
A short right from Bravo.
Bravo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takamura up against the cage.
Takamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo blocks a body shot from Takamura.

Takamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo connects with a body shot.
Takamura throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Bravo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Takamura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bravo finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bravo instigates a clinch.
Bravo tries to work over Takamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.
Bravo pushes Takamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
Takamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takamura digs a right hand into Bravo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bravo's gas tank.
Takamura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tony Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravo is looking to control Takamura's arms but Takamura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bravo has his back to the cage.
Takamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bravo.
Takamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Takamura letting Bravo take a breather here.
Takamura lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bravo!
Tony Bravo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.