PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vulfgang Takumi (ranked 24097 p4p, 4212 weight class) and Reza Chas (ranked 635 p4p, 465 weight class). 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.

Takumi
vs
Chas

180 cm
22
160
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
158
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vulfgang Takumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Chas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chas throws a right and a left that Takumi avoids nicely.
Takumi throwing a counter right hand but Chas manages to avoid it.
Chas is looking to score with low kicks.
Chas walks into a straight right hand from Takumi.
Takumi lands with an uppercut that bounces Chas off the cage and back into range.
Takumi cracks Chas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Chas is rocked!
Takumi misses with a straight right.
Chas is still on wobbly legs! Can Takumi finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as Takumi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chas seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Takumi coming out on top.
Chas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takumi swings for the body but Chas moves out of range.
Takumi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick by Chas misses
enabling Takumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Chas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takumi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chas throws out the jab.
A head kick by Chas misses
and Takumi counters with a nice body shot.
Chas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Chas looks to move away, Takumi throws a big counter combo but Chas just gets out of the way.
Takumi misses with a looping left.
Chas tries to clinch up.
Takumi scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Chas instigates a clinch.
Takumi stalling in the clinch.
Chas lands an elbow that stopped Takumi in his tracks for a moment.
Chas tries to land knees in the clinch but Takumi avoids the damage to the body.
Takumi is trying to force a seperation but Chas has the dominant position.
Chas trying to land knees to the body.
Chas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takumi avoids it.
Takumi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takumi avoids it.
Chas lands an elbow just above Takumi 's eye.
Takumi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takumi breaks from the clinch.
Chas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chas duly obliges.
Reza Chas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Chas does no damage.
Takumi scores with a hook to the body. Chas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Chas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Takumi lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Takumi misses its intended target.
Takumi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chas tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Takumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takumi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chas manages to avoid it.
Chas missing with a left hand there. Takumi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Chas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Takumi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takumi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takumi connects with a crisp jab.
Chas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Takumi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A nice leg kick from Chas, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takumi scores with a jab to the head.
Chas throws a body kick that misses
and Takumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chas finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Takumi's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Chas falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vulfgang Takumi!