PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bumba Motumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Takada has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. 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?

Motumbo
vs
Takada

188 cm
22
195 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good low 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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bumba Motumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 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!
Motumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takada.
Takada misses with a kick to the body.
Takada connects with a solid leg kick.
Motumbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Motumbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Motumbo thows a leg kick but Takada checks it
and Takada counters with an inside leg kick.
Takada blocks a head kick by Motumbo.
Motumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Motumbo looks for the body kick but Takada saw that one coming.
Takada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Takada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Takada catches Motumbo right on the button with a cross.
Takada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Motumbo. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Takada is trying to work for a kimura but Motumbo is defending well.
Motumbo is looking to improve his position.
Takada controlling the action here.
Motumbo is trying to get back to full guard.
Takada wants to take a breather but Motumbo is having none of it.
Takada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Motumbo is trying to stand back up but Takada is controlling him
Takada is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Motumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada lands with a hook. Motumbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Motumbo avoids the head kick by Takada.
Takada scores with a leg kick.
Takada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Motumbo.
Motumbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Motumbo avoids the head kick by Takada.
Motumbo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takada is looking to land body kicks.
Motumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a lazy body kick

and Takada counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Motumbo's guard now.
Motumbo keeping moving, preventing Takada from controlling successfully.
Takada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Motumbo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Motumbo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Motumbo keeping moving, preventing Takada from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, jab by Motumbo - just one landing.
Motumbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Motumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takada throws a shot from downtown. Motumbo moves away and avoids it.
Takada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motumbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takada.
Nice cross by Takada.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motumbo defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
Takada thows a leg kick but Motumbo checks it

and Motumbo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Motumbo wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Takada dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Motumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada tries a low kick but Motumbo avoids it.
Takada throws a head kick that misses

and Motumbo moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Motumbo.
Takada stalling in the clinch but Motumbo improves position.
Motumbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takada blocks it with crossed arms.
Takada blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Motumbo.
Motumbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Motumbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Motumbo walks away with a smile on his face. Takada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Takada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motumbo's sensitive parts.
Motumbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Takada tries a low kick but Motumbo avoids it.
Bumba Motumbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Motumbo misses
and Takada counters with a good low kick that Motumbo was not able to check.
Takada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Motumbo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takada tried to score with a low kick but Motumbo checks it.
Motumbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Motumbo tries to clinch up.
Takada staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takada, right into the meat.
Takada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Motumbo throws a leg kick but Takada checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takada.
Nice body kick from Takada.
Takada shoots in and drives through. Motumbo sprawls well.
Bumba Motumbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Takada.
Takada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Motumbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada shoots in for a takedown but Motumbo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Motumbo. No joy for Takada on that attempt.
Motumbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takada looks to throw the jab but Motumbo is out of range.
Takada misses with a leg kick
and Motumbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Motumbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takada scores with a spinning back kick!
Motumbo scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motumbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takada has time to react.
Takada lands a jab.
Takada shoots in for a double leg but Motumbo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
Takada feints and then cracks Motumbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Motumbo down.
Motumbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Motumbo throws out a loose jab but Takada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motumbo checks a leg kick.
Motumbo is looking to wear down Takada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Motumbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Motumbo thows a body kick. Takada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Motumbo misses

and Takada counters with a takedown into side control.
Motumbo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Motumbo wants to stand up but Takada has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Takada wants to improve his position but Motumbo is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo wants to get back to his feet.
Takada is trying to get back to full guard.
Motumbo tries to stand and escape but Takada is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takada tries to roll over but Motumbo keeps him under control.
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 Bumba Motumbo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takada.
Nice defenses there by Motumbo.
Motumbo throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akio Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motumbo avoids the head kick by Takada.
Takada moves out of range as Motumbo throws a body kick.
Motumbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Motumbo tries to clinch but Takada is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motumbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akio Takada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Motumbo misses with a leg kick

and Takada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takada.
Takada postures up.
Takada lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada throws and elbow that misses. Motumbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takada's guard. Nice move by Motumbo!
Motumbo wants to control from the top but Takada keeps moving.
Motumbo stopping the sweep attempt from Takada.
Motumbo looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Motumbo content to stall in guard here.
Takada managing to control the position.
Motumbo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Takada has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Motumbo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takada wants to hit a switch here but Motumbo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takada there!
Takada tries to hold on but Motumbo pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Motumbo content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Takada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Takada!