PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takemura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Yunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azar Yunus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Takemura
vs
Yunus

176 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
Zipp Zapp

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daisuke Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Azar Yunus!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yunus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Takemura.
Takemura tries a head kick but it misses.
Yunus's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yunus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yunus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takemura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takemura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daisuke Takemura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yunus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yunus ducks under a wild hook from Takemura.
Yunus throws a big shot that misses.
Takemura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yunus's head.

It looks like Azar Yunus has been cut.
Takemura slips under a jab from Yunus.
Takemura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takemura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takemura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yunus.

Takemura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takemura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yunus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yunus is in trouble now - Takemura has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura looking to finish Yunus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yunus!
Takemura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yunus 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.
Yunus is in a horrible position here. Takemura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Yunus is rocked!
Takemura is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Yunus goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Takemura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (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.