PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roku Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction has chosen Sonic Syndicate - Denied as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roku Takahashi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Takahashi
vs
Destruction

160 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roku Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Destruction!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Destruction tries to sprawl out of it but Takahashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Destruction manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takahashi tries to clinch up.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takahashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Takahashi.
Takahashi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Takahashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Destruction sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Destruction as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roku Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi wants to clinch.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Destruction moves out of range.
Takahashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Destruction tries to sprawl out of it but Takahashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Destruction manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches up with Destruction, looking for a takedown. Takahashi pushes Destruction against the cage but Destruction circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Destruction as he avoids it easily.
Takahashi fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destruction paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Destruction.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.

Destruction rushes Takahashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Destruction looking to throw knees to the head but Takahashi is blocking nicely.

Destruction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Destruction throws a leg kick but Takahashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Christian Destruction is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Destruction rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Destruction using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takahashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Destruction breaks from the clinch.
Takahashi tries to clinch

and Destruction holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Destruction breaks from the clinch.

Takahashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takahashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Destruction swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Destruction keeps moving.
Takahashi wants to stand and escape but instead Destruction has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi working a defensive guard but Destruction manages to pass into side control anyway.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Destruction decides to stand up, so the ref orders Takahashi to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Destruction throws a series of punches but Takahashi avoids them all with ease.
Christian Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Destruction fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takahashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi goes for a takedown attempt but Destruction pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Destruction turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Destruction closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Destruction throws knees to the body.

Destruction breaks the clinch.
Destruction darts in trying to clinch
and Takahashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Destruction thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Destruction 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.

Destruction throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Destruction stuffs the takedown attempt from Takahashi. Takahashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roku Takahashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takahashi shoots in but no luck this time.

Destruction pushes Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.

Destruction breaks from the clinch.
Destruction circles away from the clinch attempt

and Destruction counters by clinching up.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Destruction smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roku Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destruction paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destruction tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Destruction throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a low kick, right behind Destruction 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction throws a combination that misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Destruction moves forwards but Takahashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destruction swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destruction tries to clinch there but Takahashi circles away.
Destruction wants to clinch up but Takahashi keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Destruction misses
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi fails with the takedown
and Destruction counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Destruction is looking to clinch.
Takahashi lands a body shot.

Destruction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Destruction lands a nice knee to the body.
Destruction with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.

Destruction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takahashi misses with a takedown attempt - Destruction sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Destruction showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takahashi.

Destruction moves into range and clinches up with Takahashi.
Destruction crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.

Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destruction wants to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Destruction in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Destruction tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
Destruction falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi counters with a big head kick but Destruction shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Destruction swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Destruction clinches up with Takahashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Destruction is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Destruction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to score a body lock takedown but Destruction shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takahashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destruction walks away with a smile on his face. Takahashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Destruction rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Destruction manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi is looking to wear down Destruction with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takahashi has his takedown stuffed
and Destruction counters with a low kick, right behind Takahashi 's knee.
Takahashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Destruction moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction landing knees to the body.
Takahashi scores with a hook to the body.
Destruction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.

Destruction breaks the clinch.
Takahashi has his takedown stuffed

and Destruction counters by clinching up.
Takahashi looking for a takedown.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Destruction has double underhooks.

Destruction manages to break the clinch.

Destruction forces Takahashi back against the cage and clinches.
Takahashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destruction walks away with a smile on his face. Takahashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Destruction throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi counters with a two punch combo.

Destruction closes the distance and clinches.

Destruction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takahashi works over Destruction's head and body with a nice combination.
Takahashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Destruction holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Destruction showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Destruction doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahashi circles away.
Takahashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Takahashi lands with a nice combination. Destruction backs away looking to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow Destruction down.
Nice uppercut lands for Takahashi. That snapped Destruction's head back.
Takahashi with a poor takedown
and Destruction counters with a good low kick that Takahashi was not able to check.
Takahashi is looking to clinch but Destruction is avoiding it.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destruction tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahashi shoots and misses
and Destruction counters with a stiff right hand.

Destruction closes the distance and clinches.
Takahashi tries to stall but Destruction uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
Destruction lands a knee to the body.
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi can't break the clinch.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Destruction smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roku Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takahashi is trying to stall.
Destruction lands a knee to the body.
Destruction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Takahashi taking a breather.
Destruction missing with knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Destruction smiles and moves away.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Destruction circles away easily

and Destruction counters by moving into the clinch.
Destruction landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Destruction breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Destruction. No joy for Takahashi on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi with a poor takedown

and Destruction holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Destruction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi missing with knees to the body.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Destruction.
Takahashi tries to score a body lock takedown but Destruction shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Destruction keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Destruction escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick
and Takahashi counters with a body kick that stops Destruction in his tracks momentarily.
Destruction darts in trying to clinch
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Takahashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Destruction counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Destruction circles away.
Destruction works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction looks to clinch

and Takahashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Destruction regains half guard there - taking advantage of Takahashi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Destruction trying to control from the bottom.
Takahashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Destruction defending well though.
Takahashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Destruction on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Takahashi is just content to waste time from the top position. Destruction takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Christian Destruction is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takahashi wants to stand but Destruction has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Destruction pushes Takahashi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Destruction.
I've got Destruction winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Destruction!