PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Grace (ranked 1204 p4p, 145 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 327 p4p, 42 weight class). Yoshi Takano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lee Grace
vs
Takano

195 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
255 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Lee Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace blocks a leg kick.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
Takano misses with a straight right.
Takano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grace if he has to take too many more of those.
Grace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grace is looking to score with low kicks.
Takano throws a body kick that misses.
Grace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Grace misses.
Jab from Takano.

It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Grace scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grace is able to avoid easily.

Takano closes the distance and pushes Grace back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Grace as the two fighters clinch.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Takano controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Grace.
Takano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grace.
Takano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grace.
Grace lands a nice uppercut.
Takano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takano blocks a body shot from Grace.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takano lands a nice shot to the body.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
Grace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Takano controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grace.
Grace prevents a body shot from Takano.
Takano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Takano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grace.
Grace has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Grace.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
Takano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
Takano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace prevents a body shot from Takano.
Grace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
Grace prevents Takano from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Takano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
Takano tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grace scores with a shoulder strike.
Grace tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Takano controlling the action here for a moment.
Grace pushes Takano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
Grace blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grace.
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!
Grace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
Grace lands a left hand.
Takano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grace misses with the head strike.
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takano blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Grace.
Takano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takano lands with a right to the head.
Takano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grace up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Lee Grace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earl Lee Grace'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.

Grace throws an overhand right that lands on Takano's shoulder, as Takano tries to avoid the shot.
Grace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grace throws a right and a left that Takano avoids nicely.
Grace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Grace's head coaches at Assface Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Grace.

Takano is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Takano. That's going to slow Grace down.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takano keeps the fight on the outside.
Earl Lee Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Takano gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Grace gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Takano is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Lee Grace!