PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragon Fire. Takada has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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?

Steamboat
vs
Takada

180 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

182 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Steamboat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steamboat.
Takada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Takada looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Steamboat!
Takada cracks Steamboat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Takada unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steamboat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Takada dominating with strikes here.
Steamboat tries to lock up and control but Takada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steamboat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takada putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Takada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Takada landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Takada connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Steamboat is rocked!
Takada looking to finish Steamboat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steamboat!
Oh Steamboat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steamboat wants to control but Takada is having none of it.
Steamboat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steamboat seems to have got his legs back now.
Takada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Takada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Takada landing strikes from the mount and Steamboat is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takada drops a big elbow. That's hurt Steamboat! More shots from Takada and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Takada!