PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. Takaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cpw
vs
Takaki

170 cm
32
146 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

177 cm
31
155 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Namunamu Clothing

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takehiko Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cpw on the side of the head.
Cpw throws a low kick but Takaki moves out of range easily.
A jab from Cpw misses.
Cpw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cpw throws out a loose jab but Takaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takaki loads up on a big right hand but Cpw slips the punch.
Cpw lands with a straight right. Takaki didn't see that one coming.
Cpw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takaki misses with a head kick.
Cpw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Handsome Cpw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takaki scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cpw.
Takaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cpw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cpw looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaki is just out of range.
Takaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Cpw tried to score with a low kick but Takaki checks it.
Cpw stuffs the takedown.
Cpw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cpw wants it to stay on the feet.
Cpw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takaki has time to react.
Cpw throws out a loose jab but Takaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpw thuds his right hand into Takaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cpw digs a good body shot into Takaki's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Cpw.

Cpw forces Takaki back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takaki is trying to stall.
Takaki goes for a takedown attempt but Cpw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Handsome Cpw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehiko Takaki.
Takaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takaki throws a lazy head kick
and Cpw counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cpw misses with a hook
and Takaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Takaki slips a jab from Cpw.
Takaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cpw throws a jab but it's blocked by Takaki.
Takaki wants to clinch.
Cpw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cpw.
Takaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cpw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cpw jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takaki swings for the body but Cpw moves out of range.

Takaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cpw manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Takaki won't allow Cpw to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takaki throws an elbow that misses. Cpw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takaki's guard. Nice move by Cpw!
Takaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Takaki, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Cpw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Takaki'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.

Takaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cpw throws a right hand that misses
and Takaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cpw loads up on a big right hand but Takaki slips the punch.
Takaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takaki avoids the body shot from Cpw.
Cpw throws a hook to the side of Takaki's head but Takaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handsome Cpw is winning the standup battle so far.
Takaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cpw slips under a jab.
Cpw stuffs the takedown.
Takaki ducks under a wild hook from Cpw.
Takaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cpw.
Takaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Cpw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Cpw.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Takaki looks to land a combination but Cpw avoids it well.
Takaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Takaki throws a looping overhand right but Cpw ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Cpw misses.
Takaki ducks under a wild hook from Cpw.
Cpw swats away the attempt to clinch by Takaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw lands with a shot to the body.
Takaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cpw is fending him off so far but Takaki persists. Nope, Cpw circles away and we're back to standing.
Handsome Cpw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takehiko Takaki.
Cpw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Cpw cracks Takaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cpw moves forwards but Takaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cpw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takaki. Takaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cpw defends well and Takaki ends up having to push Cpw into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cpw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cpw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takaki backwards.

Takaki is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Takaki.
Takaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Cpw finish him?
Takaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpw controls his hands.
Cpw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takaki is trying to drag Cpw to the mat but Cpw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Takaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cpw tries to throw a body punch but Takaki avoids it by throwing Cpw back against the cage.
Takaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Cpw lands an uppercut.
Cpw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cpw tries to throw a body punch but Takaki avoids it by throwing Cpw back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cpw throws an elbow but misses.
Cpw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takaki.
A body shot lands from Takaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Cpw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cpw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cpw throws a hook to the side of Takaki's head but Takaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cpw's corner calls for a 1-2. Cpw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cpw circles away.
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!
Cpw avoids the head kick by Takaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaki ducks under a wild hook from Cpw.
Takaki slips under a jab from Cpw.
Cpw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Cpw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Takaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Takaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cpw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takaki slips under a jab from Cpw.

Cpw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Takaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cpw wants to get back to his feet but Takaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Cpw has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Takaki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Takaki tries to work over Cpw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cpw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Takaki misses with a head kick.
Takaki misses with a looping left.
Takaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Takaki.
Cpw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cpw was well out of range. Poor timing from Takaki.
Takaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cpw.
Cpw misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cpw catches Takaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cpw throws a hook but Takaki blocks it.
A big right from Cpw misses.
Takaki scores with a jab to the head.
Takaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cpw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cpw stuffs the takedown.
Nice jab there from Cpw.
Takaki throws a head kick but Cpw moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki misses with a body shot.
Cpw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takaki momentarily.
Takaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cpw throws a hook but Takaki blocks it.
Takaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cpw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takaki.
Takaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cpw. Beautiful body shot.
Takaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cpw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takehiko Takaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Cpw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cpw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki slips under a jab.
Takaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses.
Takaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Cpw is just out of range.
Cpw misses with a straight left.
Handsome Cpw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cpw punishes Takaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Cpw throws a hook but Takaki blocks it.
Cpw cracks Takaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cpw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cpw scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Handsome Cpw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cpw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome Cpw!
An out of breath Handsome Cpw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.