PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Inthachack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Takata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Inthachack
vs
Takata

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Inthachack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinya Takata!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inthachack takes one to the side of the head.
Inthachack throws a head kick that misses.
Takata is looking to clinch.
Inthachack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inthachack fails to land the takedown.
Takata blocks a jab.
Takata misses with a series of wild punches.

Inthachack shoots in and bounces Takata off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Inthachack seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Inthachack won't allow Takata to get back to his feet.
Inthachack wants to control from the top but Takata keeps moving.

Inthachack stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inthachack keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Inthachack does no damage.
Takata tries to bum rush Inthachack with a series of wild strikes but Inthachack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inthachack lands a head kick!
Inthachack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inthachack throws a front kick that sends Takata stumbling back into the cage.
Inthachack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takata throws a right hand that Inthachack ducks under and follows up with a left that Inthachack also avoids with ease.
Takata looks gassed!
No joy there for Takata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takata!
Inthachack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Inthachack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Inthachack.
Inthachack scoring well with a low kick there.

Inthachack scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inthachack is tying to control. Takata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Takata makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Takata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takata lands with a nice combination. Inthachack backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takata throws a combination that misses
and Inthachack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takata's knee momentarily.
Takata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inthachack.
Takata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takata misses with a series of wild punches.
Takata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inthachack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takata shoots for a takedown but Inthachack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Inthachack takes the fight into the clinch.

Inthachack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Inthachack misses.
Inthachack dodges the punch combination from Takata.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takata stuffs the takedown.
Takata looks to land a combination. Inthachack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Inthachack is rocked!

It looks like Ryan Inthachack has been cut.
Inthachack is looking to clinch.
Oh Inthachack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takata drops Inthachack with a straight right hand, right on the button! Takata follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinya Takata!