PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshiko Takara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Takara has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Butcher
vs
Takara

182 cm
34
191 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

182 cm
26
202 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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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 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoshiko Takara!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher staying out of range there.
Takara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Takara thuds a left hand into Butcher's body.
Takara stuns Butcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Butcher throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Hoshiko Takara has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takara checks a leg kick nicely.
Takara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Takara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takara thows a body kick. Butcher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Takara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takara throws out the jab.
Takara scores with a shot to the body.
Takara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takara with a nice cross.
Takara throws out a powerful jab.
Takara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takara manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takara throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takara blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Takara misses its intended target.
Takara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takara counters with a left to the body.
Butcher slips a straight right by Takara.
Takara takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takara throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Takara jabs at Butcher's body.
Butcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Takara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takara lands a slapping body shot.
Takara throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butcher on the side of the head.
Takara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takara throws a body kick that misses.
Butcher throws a right hand that Takara ducks under and follows up with a left that Takara also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a jab when Takara was well out of range.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Takara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takara throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher throws a low kick but Takara avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takara scores with a nice strike.
Takara misses the shot to the body.
Takara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Butcher had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Takara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takara lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takara connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoshiko Takara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoshiko Takara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takara lands with a good body shot.
Takara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Takara scores with a nice strike.
Takara throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
Takara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
Takara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takara with a hook.
Butcher moves out of range as Takara strikes.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takara moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Butcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Takara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takara staying out of range there.
Butcher walks into a left hand.
Takara's corner calls for a 1-2. Takara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takara lands a nice looking body kick.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshiko Takara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takara.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Takara misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara connects with a body shot that sends Butcher's belly button to the back.
Butcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butcher scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takara scores with a decent looking hook.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Takara throws an overhand right that lands on Butcher's shoulder, as Butcher tries to avoid the shot.
Takara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Butcher is rocked!
Butcher connects with a looping right hand.
Butcher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takara checks it well.
Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
Takara lands with a right hand.
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takara throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takara throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Takara dips to his left and cracks Butcher with an uppercut!
Takara scores with a nice right hand.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Takara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takara lands an overhand right.
Takara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butcher. That did some damage!
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. Takara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Takara finds it's target.
Hoshiko Takara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Takara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takara avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Takara misses.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takara misses with a left hand
and Takara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Takara scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoshiko Takara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hoshiko Takara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Butcher blocks a head kick by Takara.
Takara blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Takara misses the target.
Butcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Butcher throws a hook but Takara avoids it easily.
Takara misses with a looping left.
Butcher moves forwards but Takara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takara.
Takara lands a head shot.
A left lands for Takara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takara misses with a body shot.
Takara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Butcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takara slips under a jab from Butcher.
Takara looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
Takara dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara feints and then cracks Butcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butcher down.
Butcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takara.
Takara blocks a leg kick.
Takara thows a body shot but no joy.
Takara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Takara.
Nice straight punches there by Takara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takara.
Takara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Butcher.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Butcher might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Takara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Takara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Takara misses with a right hand
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
Butcher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takara throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Takara misses with a looping right.
Butcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Butcher looks to land a combination but Takara avoids it well.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Takara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher stuns Takara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Takara - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takara lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Takara.
Takara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butcher's sensitive parts.
Takara misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Takara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoshiko Takara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoshiko Takara!
After winning the bout, Hoshiko Takara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.