PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 3797 p4p, 24323 weight class) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 479 p4p, 687 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Takeda
vs
deGrasse Tyson

185 cm
18
188
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
190
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

The Stuff
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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, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
deGrasse Tyson delivers a nice body kick.
deGrasse Tyson scores with a head kick. Takeda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

deGrasse Tyson clinches up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson scores a nice knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
deGrasse Tyson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by deGrasse Tyson.
Takeda takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kazuki Takeda has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takeda's face.
deGrasse Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
Takeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deGrasse Tyson scores with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson scores a nice knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Takeda won't want to take too many of those.
Takeda takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for deGrasse Tyson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. deGrasse Tyson obliges.
deGrasse Tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the head.
Takeda jumps guard but deGrasse Tyson stands there with Takeda around his waist. Takeda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
deGrasse Tyson controlling the action here for a moment.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow that stopped Takeda in his tracks for a moment.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeda's defenses.
deGrasse Tyson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson working Takeda over with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeda's defenses.
A knee to the head by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by deGrasse Tyson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson controlling the action here for a moment.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
deGrasse Tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Takeda won't want to take too many of those.
deGrasse Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson is pushing Takeda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
deGrasse Tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil deGrasse Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuki Takeda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

deGrasse Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow that stopped Takeda in his tracks for a moment.
deGrasse Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
deGrasse Tyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takeda up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by deGrasse Tyson.

Takeda is rocked!
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Oh Takeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body.
Takeda seems to have got his legs back now.
deGrasse Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.
Takeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
deGrasse Tyson crunches a lovely knee into Takeda's ribcage.
deGrasse Tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Takeda won't want to take too many of those.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeda's defenses.
deGrasse Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
deGrasse Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the body.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
deGrasse Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
deGrasse Tyson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson slows down the pace here.
deGrasse Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as deGrasse Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Takeda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Takeda avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Takeda feinted with a counter takedown.

deGrasse Tyson has Takeda up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
deGrasse Tyson scores with a knee to the head.
Takeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson scores a nice knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
deGrasse Tyson working Takeda over with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson taking a breather.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
deGrasse Tyson stalling against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeda's defenses.
deGrasse Tyson scores a nice knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
deGrasse Tyson working Takeda over with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil deGrasse Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuki Takeda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

deGrasse Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
deGrasse Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick but Takeda moves out of range.
deGrasse Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Takeda counters with a takedown into side control.

Takeda has hold of deGrasse Tyson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! deGrasse Tyson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Takeda cranks the arm and deGrasse Tyson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from deGrasse Tyson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.