PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Antonio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Antonio
vs
Tamaka

186 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Antonio circles away.
Tamaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antonio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tamaka drives through and clinches with Antonio against the cage.
Tamaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tamaka.
Tamaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tamaka misses with an elbow strike.
Tamaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tamaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
Antonio swats away the attempt to clinch by Tamaka.
Tamaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tamaka thows a body shot but no joy.

Antonio gets a clinch.
Tamaka wants to break free but Antonio has control.

Antonio breaks from the clinch.
Tamaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Tamaka - just one landing.
Antonio ducks under a wild hook from Tamaka.
Antonio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamaka's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Antonio does no damage.
Antonio blocks a head kick by Tamaka.
Tamaka tries to clinch up.

Tamaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tamaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tamaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antonio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Antonio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antonio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tamaka has managed to clinch.
Tamaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antonio wants to break free but Tamaka has control.
Tamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Antonio avoids the damage to the body.
Tamaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antonio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tamaka landing knees to the body.
Antonio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antonio is breathing heavily.
Tamaka tries a knee to the head but Antonio blocks it.

Antonio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonio circles away from the clinch attempt

and Antonio moves into the clinch.
Antonio managing to block the knees to the body from Tamaka.
Antonio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tamaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio with a knee to the head.
Tamaka tries a knee to the head but Antonio blocks it.

Antonio manages to break the clinch.
Antonio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonio tries for a takedown but Tamaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tamaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamaka wants to clinch.
Antonio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tamaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antonio.
Antonio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamaka landing knees to the head.
Tamaka looking to throw knees to the head but Antonio is blocking nicely.
Tamaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio can't break the clinch.
Antonio avoiding damage as Tamaka throws knees to the body.
Tamaka managing to block the knees to the body from Antonio.
Knees to the body from Tamaka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka crunches a lovely knee into Antonio's ribcage.
Tamaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Antonio breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Tamaka! Antonio is out on his feet! Tamaka rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Antonio is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Antonio is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitsomiru Tamaka!