PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manjinder Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is why i'm hot. Mustafa Tanaka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tanaka
vs
Dhaliwal

186 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mustafa Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manjinder Dhaliwal!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka fails with the takedown.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanaka swinging wildly here.

Dhaliwal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dhaliwal is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tanaka can't fight it off and eventually Dhaliwal manages to take the fight to the floor. Tanaka looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dhaliwal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Dhaliwal is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanaka wants to stand but Dhaliwal is controlling the position.

Dhaliwal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dhaliwal thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tanaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dhaliwal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhaliwal.
Tanaka misses with the combination.
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Dhaliwal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tanaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tanaka tries to get out of the position.
Tanaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tanaka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Mustafa Tanaka has been cut.
Dhaliwal unloads with some shots from mount but Tanaka bucks and avoids them well.

Dhaliwal working for a guillotine from mount but Tanaka is in no mood to give up.
Dhaliwal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tanaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Dhaliwal tries to control but Tanaka wriggling away.
Dhaliwal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Mustafa Tanaka's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal lands a heavy elbow.

Mustafa Tanaka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dhaliwal throws a sloppy strike and Tanaka uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Tanaka has ended up in Dhaliwal's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tanaka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dhaliwal, up you get!
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka misses with a series of wild punches.

Tanaka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Dhaliwal is working away.
Dhaliwal tries to buck Tanaka off but Tanaka is having none of it.
Dhaliwal manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal gets back to full guard.
Dhaliwal tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dhaliwal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanaka is aware though and is defending well.
Dhaliwal looks gassed!
Dhaliwal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanaka wants to stand but Dhaliwal is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dhaliwal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manjinder Dhaliwal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Tanaka's cut.
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.

Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tanaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dhaliwal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dhaliwal pushes down on Tanaka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tanaka is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal uses his free foot to push down on Tanaka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tanaka.
Tanaka is squirming around, avoiding Dhaliwal's attempts to control the action.
Dhaliwal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dhaliwal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tanaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dhaliwal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dhaliwal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dhaliwal looking to finish with strikes here!
Tanaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Jeez, Mustafa Tanaka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mustafa Tanaka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manjinder Dhaliwal!