PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drunken Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Debonaire by Dope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masahiro Tanaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pride
vs
Tanaka

182 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drunken Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pride changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tanaka is looking to reverse the position.
Pride lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tanaka down.

Pride working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tanaka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pride wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pride lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tanaka down.

Pride is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tanaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pride wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
Tanaka gets back to half guard.
Tanaka wants to get back to full guard.
Pride thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.

Pride is looking for a kimura here.
Pride is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pride is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride is pressing down on Tanaka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tanaka is holding on for now.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Pride is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Pride on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanaka misses with a takedown

and Pride counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tanaka tries to get to full guard but Pride has control of the leg.
Tanaka won't allow Pride to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pride lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tanaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tanaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is pushing down on Tanaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tanaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Pride has managed to sneak the leg through.

Pride is working for a kimura but Tanaka is defending it quite comfortably.
Pride is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tanaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Pride has a good base and remains in mount.

Pride is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pride!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drunken Pride!