PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takemura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Takemura
vs
Pierce

176 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daisuke Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pierce. Pierce obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierce as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Pierce.

Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takemura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pierce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pierce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pierce tries to throw a body punch but Takemura avoids it by throwing Pierce back against the cage.
Pierce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takemura.
Pierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Pierce.
Pierce stalling.
Takemura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Takemura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce gets through Takemura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierce misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierce gets underhooks to prevent Takemura's takedown attempt.

Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierce tries a head kick but it misses.
Takemura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Takemura.
Takemura grinds an elbow into Pierce's temple.
Pierce manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Takemura has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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!
Takemura is looking for a sweep. Pierce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pierce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takemura keeps working.
Pierce blocks the strikes from Takemura.
Takemura gets back to full guard.
Takemura wants to sweep here but Pierce controlling him for the moment.
Takemura throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Takemura trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takemura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pierce!
Takemura with the ground and pound from mount.
Takemura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Takemura landing punches.
Takemura cracks Pierce with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takemura lands with some strikes.
Takemura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pierce's face.
Takemura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pierce looks a forlorn figure.
Pierce is bucking up trying to escape but Takemura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pierce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takemura lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce tries to hold on but Takemura pushes him away.
Takemura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pierce can't escape the position.
Pierce is in a horrible position here. Takemura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pierce is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce wants to control but Takemura is having none of it.
Takemura landing strikes from the mount and Pierce is in trouble!
Takemura with a couple of short strikes.

Pierce is rocked!

It looks like Lucas Pierce has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takemura softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Pierce is out cold! Takemura jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Takemura!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daisuke Takemura waved his t-shirt featuring Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]'s logo in front of the cameras.