PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupac Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tupac Shakur enters the cage!

Akiyama
vs
Shakur

178 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tupac Shakur!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Akiyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akiyama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Akiyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Akiyama gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akiyama fails to land.
Shakur wants a takedown.
Akiyama is leaning against Shakur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akiyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akiyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Akiyama.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akiyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akiyama lands with a right to the head.
Akiyama managing to block the knees to the body from Shakur.
Shakur looks gassed!
Akiyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakur backwards.
Akiyama lands an uppercut.
Shakur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akiyama is keeping busy.
Shakur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yoshihiro Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupac Shakur.
Akiyama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shakur wants a takedown but no success here.
Akiyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akiyama scores with a shot to the side of Shakur's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakur backwards.
Akiyama lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shakur to his knees! Akiyama keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Akiyama!