PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Takeda (ranked 3667 p4p, 4314 weight class) and Ansis Kaupens (ranked 438 p4p, 483 weight class). Ansis Kaupens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takeda
vs
Kaupens

186 cm
16
200
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansis Kaupens!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda takes one to the side of the head.
Kaupens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Takeda misses its target.
Kaupens stuns Takeda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaupens throws a lazy uppercut
and Takeda counters with a right hand to the body.
Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
Kaupens misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda is looking to counter punch.
Takeda slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Takeda misses its target.
Kaupens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaupens misses with a combination
and Takeda counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kaupens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takeda doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaupens misses with a hook.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. Takeda moves away and avoids it.
Kaupens throws a monster overhand right that drops Takeda! Kaupens follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansis Kaupens!