PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawakami Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Takeda
vs
Tzu

169 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawakami Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzu tries to clinch but Takeda is having none of it.
Tzu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takeda looks to land a right hand but Tzu moved out of range.
Takeda throws a looping overhand right but Tzu ducks down to avoid it.
Tzu scores with a one two! Takeda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Kawakami Takeda has been cut.
Takeda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horrible takedown by Tzu or perhaps it was just good defense by Takeda which made him look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Takeda misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takeda.
Tzu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takeda backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Takeda. No joy for Tzu on that attempt.
Kawakami Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Tzu.
Takeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tzu looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takeda, right into the meat.
Takeda lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tzu will feel that in the morning.
Sun Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzu fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeda is looking to slow Tzu down with leg kicks.
Takeda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda cracks the inside of Tzu's front leg.
Takeda scores with a push kick.
Tzu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takeda throws a front kick that sends Tzu stumbling back into the cage.
Tzu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda thuds his right hand into Tzu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takeda misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Takeda.
Tzu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takeda.
The fighters circling - Takeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takeda delivers a nice body kick.
Takeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tzu's sensitive parts.
Takeda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takeda scores with the left hand. Tzu knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tzu's calf.
Good leg kick by Takeda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takeda lands a really nice looking cross but Tzu seems unphased.
Takeda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzu.
Tzu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kawakami Takeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu throws a right hand that Takeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Takeda also avoids with ease.
Takeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tzu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tzu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takeda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tzu's head.
Takeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tzu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takeda - the referee stops the clock and Tzu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takeda. Tzu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tzu blocks a jab.
Takeda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tzu.
Tzu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takeda scores with a leg kick.
Takeda is looking to slow Tzu down with leg kicks.
Tzu takes a kick to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takeda!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takeda. Tzu shrugs it off though.
Tzu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takeda.
Takeda connects with an inside leg kick.
Takeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tzu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tzu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu tries to clinch up but Takeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Tzu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takeda.
Takeda loads up on a big right hand but Tzu slips the punch.
Takeda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tzu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Takeda.
Takeda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tzu's calf.
Takeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tzu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takeda lands a jab to the nose.
Takeda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tzu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tzu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takeda. That one must have hurt.
Takeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tzu looks to land a combination but Takeda avoids it well.
Takeda throws a head kick that half lands.
Takeda lands a front kick.
Takeda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tzu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Takeda.
Tzu takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tzu if he has to take too many more of those.
Tzu is trying desperately to land a takedown but Takeda is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tzu.
Some wild striking there from Tzu.
Tzu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takeda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tzu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takeda. That's going to slow Tzu down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tzu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takeda - the referee stops the clock and Tzu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takeda. Tzu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Takeda connects with a leg kick. Tzu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tzu blocks a head kick by Takeda.
Takeda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takeda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tzu.
An inside leg kick lands from Takeda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeda scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Tzu misses.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Takeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kawakami Takeda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kawakami Takeda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Takeda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tzu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takeda. Takeda obviously looking to wear him down.
Tzu scores with a punch to the head.
Takeda tries to land a leg kick but Tzu saw it coming and moves away.
Takeda connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tzu blocks the low kick.
Tzu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takeda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takeda. Tzu shrugs it off though.
Kawakami Takeda is winning the standup battle so far.
Tzu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takeda pinned against the cage. Takeda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Takeda misses.
Takeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tzu blocks a jab.
Tzu lands a nice shot that snaps Takeda's head back.
Takeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takeda.
Takeda lands a jab to the head.
Tzu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Takeda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tzu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takeda.
Tzu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tzu shoots in and drives through. Takeda sprawls well.
Tzu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tzu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Takeda.
Takeda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takeda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takeda looks to land a right hand but Tzu moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Takeda.
Tzu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu swinging wildly here.
Tzu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sun Tzu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tzu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawakami Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Tzu.
Takeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tzu shoots in but no luck this time.
Tzu blocks a jab.
Takeda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takeda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takeda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tzu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takeda is looking to slow Tzu down with leg kicks.
Takeda lands a head kick. Tzu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tzu.
Tzu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takeda doesn't seem bothered though.
Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tzu.
Takeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tzu.
Tzu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takeda thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tzu if he has to take too many more of those.
Takeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takeda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tzu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tzu closes the distance and clinches up with Takeda, looking for a takedown. Tzu pushes Takeda against the cage but Takeda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takeda throws a front kick that sends Tzu stumbling back into the cage.
Takeda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tzu's calf.
Tzu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takeda connects with a leg kick. Tzu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takeda misses with a straight left.
Tzu shoots in and drives through. Takeda sprawls well.
Takeda throws a leg kick which misses Tzu's front leg but catches the back leg as Tzu tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeda as he jumps to the side.
A solid body kick from Takeda.
Takeda throws out a loose jab but Tzu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Tzu misses its intended target.
Takeda throws a shot from downtown. Tzu moves away and avoids it.
Takeda scores with a jab to the head.
Tzu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takeda dodges the punch combination from Tzu.
Takeda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tzu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tzu. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Takeda there.
Tzu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tzu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kawakami Takeda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kawakami Takeda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tzu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeda can pounce on him.
Takeda moves out of range as Tzu strikes.
Tzu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takeda lands with a nice body kick.
Takeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takeda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tzu's head.
Tzu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tzu has time to react.
Tzu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takeda.
Takeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzu can do to turn this around?
Takeda connects with a leg kick. Tzu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tzu moves in looking to clinch but Takeda pushes him off.
Tzu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tzu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takeda tries to avoid it but Tzu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takeda to the ground. Takeda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takeda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Takeda misses.
Tzu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takeda, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takeda.
Takeda throws a hook to the side of Tzu's head but Tzu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tzu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takeda, right into the meat.
Takeda lands a leg kick that knocks Tzu off balance momentarily.
Tzu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Takeda tenderised Tzu's leg. Tzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Tzu misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takeda.
Takeda lands a leg kick that knocks Tzu off balance momentarily.
Tzu staying out of range there.
Takeda misses with a straight right.
Tzu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takeda swivels and escapes.
Tzu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takeda.
Sun Tzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tzu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takeda with a jab.
Takeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tzu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tzu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takeda pushes Tzu away with a front kick.
Tzu tries for a takedown but Takeda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kawakami Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Tzu.
Takeda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tzu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takeda. That's going to slow Tzu down.
Takeda scores with a leg kick.
Takeda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeda can pounce on him.
Tzu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeda can pounce on him.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeda can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Takeda.
Tzu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeda can pounce on him.
Takeda is looking to slow Tzu down with leg kicks.
Takeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tzu looks to land a combination but Takeda avoids it well.
Takeda connects with an inside leg kick.
Takeda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kawakami Takeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tzu is looking to clinch.
Takeda throws a lazy right hand but Tzu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tzu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takeda tries to avoid it but Tzu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takeda to the ground. Takeda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tzu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Takeda tenderised Tzu's leg. Tzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takeda throws out a powerful jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takeda - that will leave a mark!
Takeda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda scores with a leg kick.
Takeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tzu's sensitive parts.
Tzu throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Takeda throws a head kick that half lands.
Tzu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tzu just misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tzu wants to clinch up but Takeda keeps it at a distance.
Takeda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tzu avoids the head kick by Takeda.
Tzu misses with a takedown attempt - Takeda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takeda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tzu misses with a two punch combination.
Takeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takeda thuds his shin into the meat of Tzu's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kawakami Takeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takeda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kawakami Takeda!