PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura comes to the cage accompanied by HEKIREKI. 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.

Takamura
vs
Amaury

185 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

187 cm
28
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamoru Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takamura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Amaury was covering up waiting for the punch and Takamura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amaury wants to stand up but Takamura is controlling him.
Amaury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takamura.
Takamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Amaury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takamura looking to sit in guard and control but Amaury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Takamura manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Takamura clinches up against the cage.

Amaury breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Amaury misses.
Takamura throws a leg kick which misses Amaury's front leg but catches the back leg as Amaury tries to avoid it.
Ditte Amaury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amaury!
Takamura wants to control the pace but Amaury is squirming around nicely.
Takamura looking to ground and pound but Amaury is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaury squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Takamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amaury looks a forlorn figure.
Takamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Amaury because Takamura loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury taking shots to the head.
Amaury wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Takamura.
Takamura controlling the position easily from mount.
Amaury trying desperately to get to his feet.
Takamura looking to finish Amaury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amaury!
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!
Takamura tries to control but Amaury wriggling away.
Takamura breaks from Amaury's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takamura landing strikes from the mount and Amaury is in trouble!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amaury avoids a series of strikes thrown by Takamura.
Takamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amaury is looking to escape.
Takamura lands with some strikes.

Amaury is rocked!
Takamura softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Amaury is out cold! Takamura jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Takamura!
Mamoru Takamura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.