PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada comes into the arena with Metallica - All Nightmare Long blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Akio Takada has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Akio Takada seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Takada
vs
Roundius

182 cm
32
192 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
199 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roundius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roundius throws a strike but Takada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roundius looking for a sweep. Not yet Roundius, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roundius keeping full guard, as Takada tries to pass.
Roundius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roundius looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takada puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roundius.
Roundius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takada trying to control but Roundius is working from the bottom.
Roundius wants to sweep but no luck.

Roundius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roundius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takada controls the pace.
Roundius is trying to keep Takada in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada stands and throws Roundius's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roundius tries to buck Takada off but Takada is having none of it.
Takada moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Takada decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Roundius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roundius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Takada.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roundius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takada cracks Roundius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roundius is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Roundius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roundius. Takada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roundius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roundius's knee momentarily.
Roundius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takada misses with a body kick.
Roundius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takada cracks Roundius with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takada scores with a nice strike.
Roundius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Roundius blocks the low kick.
Takada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Roundius with that takedown attempt.
Roundius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takada defends it nicely.
Roundius looks gassed!
Roundius throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roundius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roundius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roundius fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roundius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roundius tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
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.

Takada avoids a kick to the body.
Roundius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roundius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roundius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takada throws a leg kick but Roundius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roundius shoots in for a takedown but Takada shows good takedown defense.
A leg kick checked by Roundius.
Takada throws a leg kick but Roundius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roundius.
Akio Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredius Roundius.
Takada throws a leg kick but Roundius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Roundius.
Takada feints and then cracks Roundius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roundius down.
Incredius Roundius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roundius is breathing heavily.
Roundius wants to clinch
and Takada counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius tries to clinch
and Takada counters with a nice leg kick.
Takada lands with a nice body kick.
Takada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takada cracks the inside of Roundius's front leg.
Roundius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takada!
Roundius blocks a leg kick.
Roundius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Incredius Roundius has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada tries to land a leg kick but Roundius saw it coming and moves away.
Roundius throws a series of punches but Takada moves out of range.
Roundius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takada.
Takada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takada cracks the inside of Roundius's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada wants to land a leg kick but Roundius is out of range.
Takada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roundius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roundius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Takada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Takada tenderised Roundius's leg. Roundius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takada throws a wild body kick that Roundius sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Takada.
An inside leg kick from Takada misses.
Roundius checks a leg kick nicely.
Roundius moves out of range of the body kick from Takada.
Takada stuffs the takedown.
Takada scores with a nice head shot.
Roundius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roundius throws a combination that misses
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius checks a low kick from Takada.
Takada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akio Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roundius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takada connects with a leg kick. Roundius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takada!
Takada wants to slow Roundius down by chopping away at his legs.
Takada throws out a leg kick but Roundius moves out of range and Takada only half commits.
Roundius misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Takada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada connects with a leg kick. Roundius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roundius.
Takada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Roundius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roundius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takada thumps Roundius with a low kick.
Takada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roundius can do to turn this around?
Takada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roundius's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takada is looking to slow Roundius down with leg kicks.
Takada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roundius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roundius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Takada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Incredius Roundius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Takada scores with a leg kick.
Roundius misses the shot to the body.
Takada throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Roundius blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Takada.
Takada's corner calls for a 1-2. Takada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundius moves out of range of the leg kick from Takada.
Roundius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takada defends it nicely.
Roundius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takada to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundius closes the distance but Takada moves to the side
and Takada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Roundius is rocked!
Good leg kick by Takada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roundius is still on wobbly legs! Can Takada finish him?
Roundius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takada lands a front kick.
Roundius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takada.
Roundius seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada cracks Roundius on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Roundius falls backwards against the cage. Takada follows up with more strikes that drop Roundius to his knees. Takada keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Roundius! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Takada!