PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 2973 p4p, 4464 weight class) and DP Winner (ranked 421 p4p, 589 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Takeda
vs
Winner

185 cm
20
188
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
185
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

PWNAGE

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DP Winner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with a takedown
and Takeda counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like DP Winner has been cut.
Takeda slaps away a takedown attempt from Winner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takeda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Winner instigates a clinch.

Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Winner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Takeda's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Takeda is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Winner has his hands clasped together but Takeda extends and breaks Winner's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Takeda.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuki Takeda!
An out of breath Kazuki Takeda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.