PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - You Don't Know ft. 50 Cent, Cashis, Lloyd Banks . Takimoto has chosen Instrumental as his entrance music. Kazuyuki Takimoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finger
vs
Takimoto

177 cm
26
169 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
32
164 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hardcore Nutrition
Brute

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto thuds his shin into the meat of Finger's side.
Finger wants to clinch up but Takimoto keeps it at a distance.
Finger lands a front kick.

Finger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finger throws an elbow but it misses.
Finger scores with a shot to the side of Takimoto's head.
Takimoto is trying to pull guard but Finger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Takimoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Takimoto blocks the elbow strike.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Takimoto shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Finger.
Nice body punch from Takimoto - that landed with a thud.
Takimoto takes an elbow to the temple.

Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finger tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Finger with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finger.
Finger tries to clinch there but Takimoto circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Finger clinches with his opponent.
Takimoto is trying to break the clinch but Finger is controlling him.
Finger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takimoto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finger to keep the fight standing.
Franky Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto.
Takimoto is trying to push Finger away but Finger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Finger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Takimoto is pushing Finger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Takimoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takimoto is trying to push Finger away but Finger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takimoto misses with the head strike.
Takimoto can't get the takedown.
Finger misses with an elbow over the top.

Takimoto breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Finger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finger lands with a kick to the temple. Takimoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Finger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takimoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Finger's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto tries for a takedown but Finger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Finger tries to clinch but Takimoto is having none of it.

Finger moves into the clinch successfully.

Takimoto breaks from the clinch.

Finger moves into the clinch.

Finger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finger throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
No joy there for Takimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Finger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Finger closes the distance and clinches.
Takimoto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Finger after a bit of a struggle.
Takimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finger's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Finger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Finger lands an elbow inside.
Finger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franky Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch but Takimoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takimoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Finger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takimoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Takimoto.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Finger.
No luck for Takimoto with that takedown attempt.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finger throws a head kick that Takimoto semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Finger is looking to clinch but Takimoto is avoiding it.
Finger feints and then cracks Takimoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takimoto down.
Finger scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takimoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Finger tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Takimoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Finger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Finger is looking to land body kicks.
Finger tries to clinch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Finger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Takimoto tries to pull guard but Finger holds him up against the cage and eventually Takimoto drops back down to his feet.
Finger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Finger on the inside.
Takimoto working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Finger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger 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.

Finger throws a push kick but Takimoto slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Finger.
Finger fails to land with a series of punches.
Finger throws a front kick that sends Takimoto stumbling back into the cage.
Finger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Finger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takimoto throws a series of punches but Finger moves out of range.
Franky Finger is winning the standup battle so far.
Finger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Finger gets a clinch.
Takimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Finger has double underhooks.

Takimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Takimoto tries to keep at a distance but Finger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takimoto dodges an elbow strike from Finger.
Finger scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Finger.
Franky Finger has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finger.

Finger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finger avoids the body shot from Takimoto.
Finger scores with a push kick.
Finger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takimoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finger on the side of the head.
Finger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takimoto is breathing heavily.
Takimoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Takimoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finger's waist but Finger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takimoto off to one side.

Finger moves into the clinch successfully.

Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takimoto loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Finger wants to clinch.
Finger misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finger slips under a jab.
Finger throws a head kick that half lands.
Finger tries to clinch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut. Finger saw that one coming.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Finger sprawls well. He's pushed Takimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takimoto misses with a hook
and Finger counters with a nice body kick.

Finger closes the distance and clinches.
Takimoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finger lands a damaging elbow.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Takimoto shrugs off.

Finger breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Takimoto is rocked!
Whack! Finger lands a heavy head kick that drops Takimoto. The ref tackles Finger to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Takimoto was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Franky Finger!
After the fight, Franky Finger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.