PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gwarsenio Hall (ranked 3483 p4p, 5606 weight class) and Takeo Takeda (ranked 487 p4p, 645 weight class). Takeda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andre Nickatina, Sunny Kim kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gwarsenio Hall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hall
vs
Takeda

180 cm
20
200
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
200
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gwarsenio Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takeo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
Takeda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Takeda has managed to clinch.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Takeda.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takeda.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall is leaning against Takeda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Takeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a body shot.
A short left from Takeda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda takes a shot to the head.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Takeda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takeda can turn it around.
Takeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Takeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeda.
Takeda blocks a body shot from Hall.
Takeda blocking some punches.
Takeda lands with a right to the head.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Hall.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeda.
A short left from Takeda.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall tries to work over Takeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Takeda blocks it.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Hall back against the ropes.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Takeda throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Takeda lands with a left to the head.
Takeda lands with a light punch inside.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Takeda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Takeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Takeda.
Hall pushes Takeda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Takeda's ribcage. Takeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda blocking some punches.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Takeda.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takeda.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Takeda.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Takeda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall is working Takeda over against the ropes.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Hall.
Still in the clinch, Takeda scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeda misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeo Takeda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Takeda lands with a right hand.

Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Takeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gwarsenio Hall has been cut.
Takeda misses with an elbow over the top.
Takeda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda blocking some punches.
Takeda lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Takeda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeo Takeda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall working aggressively here.
Takeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with some punches.
Takeda takes a shot to the head.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takeda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Takeda.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Takeda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda lands with a right to the head.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeda blocks an uppercut.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Takeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Takeda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda misses with an elbow strike.
Takeda blocks a body shot from Hall.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Takeda blocks a body shot from Hall.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeda controls his hands.
A short right from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda throws an elbow but it misses.
Takeda misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Hall presses Takeda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries a body shot but Takeda blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takeda.
Hall pushes Takeda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Takeda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Hall back against the ropes.
Takeda lands a left hand.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takeo Takeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gwarsenio Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takeda throws out the jab.
Takeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Takeda moves away from the strike by Hall.
Takeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Takeda.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Takeda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Takeda misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Takeda blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takeda misses with a straight left.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Takeda.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takeda dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
A big right from Takeda misses.
Hall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Takeda moves into the clinch.
Takeda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Takeda lands an uppercut.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Takeda.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Takeda is rocked!
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall cracks Takeda with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Takeda goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Takeda wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gwarsenio Hall!
A very excited looking Gwarsenio Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Takeo Takeda was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm just getting started. '.