PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryosuke Takahashi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Man
vs
Takahashi

180 cm
19
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

TFP GRAPHICS

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tha Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takahashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tha Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Takahashi can't get the takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ryosuke Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Takahashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man wants to clinch up but Takahashi keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Takahashi moves his leg out of the way.
Man wants to clinch.
Tha Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takahashi.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Man.
A knee to the head by Man.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Man won't allow it.
Man landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Takahashi - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Man, and another! Takahashi is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tha Man!