|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire it up by Modest Mouse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
24
193 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
|
186 cm
25
196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada throws a hook but Never Faulter blocks it.
Takada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takada misses the shot to the body.
Never Faulter misses with a hook to the body
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nintendo Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Takada or perhaps it was just good defense by Never Faulter which made him look bad.
Takada is looking to chop away at Never Faulter's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Never Faulter as Takada shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Never Faulter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Never Faulter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Takada holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Never Faulter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Never Faulter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Never Faulter punching from mount but Takada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Never Faulter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takada because Never Faulter loaded up on that one.
Never Faulter wants to control the pace but Takada is squirming around nicely.
Takada wants to hold on but Never Faulter pushes him away.
Takada is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Takada holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Never Faulter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Takada wants to hold on but Never Faulter pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada tries to hold on but Never Faulter pushes him away.
Never Faulter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takada is looking to escape.
Never Faulter looking to finish with strikes here!
Takada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Never Faulter dominating with strikes here.
Takada is in a horrible position here. Never Faulter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Never Faulter looking to finish Takada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takada!
Takada is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Never Faulter lands a big shot there that rocks Takada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Takada wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Never Faulter.
Takada is desperately trying to improve his position but Never Faulter has a good base and remains in mount.
Never Faulter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Takada has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Takada!
Takada postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takada trying to control but Never Faulter is working from the bottom.
Never Faulter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada wants to control from the top but Never Faulter keeps moving.
Takada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Never Faulter is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takada is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Never Faulter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takada wants to hold on but Never Faulter pushes him away.
Never Faulter working the ground and pound effectively.
Never Faulter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Takada has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Takada!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Never Faulter on the side of the head.
Takada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Never Faulter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Takada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Never Faulter tries to bum rush Takada with a series of wild strikes but Takada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Never Faulter throws a right and a left that Takada avoids nicely.
Takada misses with a hook to the body
and Never Faulter counters with a takedown into side control.
Takada can't do much from the bottom here.
Never Faulter wants to control but Takada is keeping him busy.
Never Faulter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Takada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Never Faulter trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
Takada is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter is trying to ground and pound but Takada uses the momentary lack of control by Never Faulter to regain half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Never Faulter lands a with a good body shot.
Takada fails with the takedown
and Never Faulter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada lands a jab.
Never Faulter looks to land a right hand but Takada moved out of range.
Takada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takada throws a body kick that misses.
Never Faulter misses with an uppercut. Takada saw that one coming.
Takada throws a hook to the side of Never Faulter's head but Never Faulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takada lands a slapping body shot.
Takada throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada scores with a sloppy right hand. Never Faulter should have avoided that one.
Takada looks to land a combination but Never Faulter avoids it well.
Takada looks to throw a body kick
and Never Faulter counters with a straight right hand.
Takada throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Never Faulter counter with a right hand.
Takada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Never Faulter counters with a shoot takedown. Takada fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Never Faulter is looking to work some ground and pound but Takada has wrist control.
Never Faulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nintendo Takada will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Never Faulter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Never Faulter misses with a takedown attempt
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada misses with a double jab
and Never Faulter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takada won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Takada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Takada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takada is looking to improve his position.
Never Faulter thows a huge punch but Takada dodges it nicely.
Takada is not content to let Never Faulter control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Takada to regain full guard.
Takada trying to keep a closed guard but Never Faulter is proving a slippery customer.
Never Faulter with a nice head shot there.
Takada has control of Never Faulter's left arm, preventing Never Faulter from doing any damage.
Never Faulter won't allow Takada to sweep him here.
Takada seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Takada trying to keep a closed guard but Never Faulter is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Never Faulter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Never Faulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walter Never Faulter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Never Faulter throws and elbow that misses. Takada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Never Faulter's guard. Nice move by Takada!
Never Faulter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Never Faulter moves out of range of the strikes.
Never Faulter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada wants to control but Never Faulter is keeping him busy.
Takada is trying to get an arm triangle but Never Faulter is defending well.
Takada throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Never Faulter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Never Faulter tries to roll over but Takada keeps him under control.
Takada is just content to waste time from the top position. Never Faulter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Takada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Never Faulter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Never Faulter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takada is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takada throws a hook but Never Faulter avoids it easily.
Never Faulter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
Takada tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nintendo Takada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Walter Never Faulter wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
