PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between orang atan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). atan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SUIKA - Attack my life voyage my life (. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

atan
vs
Fuschini

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

184 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, orang atan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
atan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fuschini throws a right hand that atan ducks under and follows up with a left that atan also avoids with ease.
atan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
atan misses with a series of wild punches.

Fuschini moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fuschini.
Fuschini prevents atan from breaking the clinch.
Fuschini lands with a short shot to the head.
atan has had enough of the clinch but Fuschini keeps him there for the moment.
atan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
atan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
atan wants to break the clinch but can't.
atan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
atan wants to get back to striking at distance but Fuschini won't allow it.
atan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fuschini.
A head punch on the inside from atan fails to land.
Fuschini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
atan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fuschini lands with a left to the head.
Fuschini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Fuschini.
Fuschini lands an elbow just above atan 's eye.
Fuschini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt atan or not.
Fuschini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuschini lands a left hand that snaps the head of atan backwards.

orang atan's cut is getting worse.
Fuschini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fuschini landing knees to the body.
Fuschini tries to score a body lock takedown but atan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fuschini digs a right hand underneath atan's ribcage. atan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
atan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
atan misses with a punch to the body.
atan is trying to break free.
Fuschini throws an elbow that misses.
atan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuschini has him pressed against the cage.

atan breaks the clinch.
Fuschini doesn't manage to clinch there - atan circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuschini moves into the clinch.
Fuschini connects with a nasty looking knee right to atan's face.
atan managing to block the knees to the body from Fuschini.
atan can't break the clinch.
atan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuschini scores with a knee to the head.
Fuschini lands a nice uppercut.
atan is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuschini.
atan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
atan is trying to break free.
atan wants to break free but Fuschini has control.
Fuschini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
atan wants to break the clinch but can't.

atan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuschini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
atan throws a right and a left that both miss.
atan just misses with a punch to the body.
atan lands a jab-cross combination.

Fuschini is rocked!
atan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fuschini is still on wobbly legs! Can atan finish him?
atan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fuschini counters by clinching up.
atan wants to break free but Fuschini has control.
Fuschini misses with a short punch on the inside.
atan is trying to break the clinch but Fuschini has him pressed against the cage.
Fuschini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
atan is trying to break free.

atan breaks the clinch.
Fuschini is looking to clinch.
atan keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuschini seems to have recovered his senses.
atan jabs at Fuschini's body.
atan lands with a nice combination. Fuschini backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

atan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
atan wants to control from the top but Fuschini keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst atan is controlling him.
Fuschini is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
atan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuschini is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
atan tries to stand but Fuschini is controlling from the bottom.
atan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuschini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
atan stopping the sweep attempt from Fuschini.
Fuschini is pulling down on atan's head. It's preventing any offense from atan, at least for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fuschini fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fuschini clinches up against the cage.
Fuschini lands a right hand that snaps the head of atan backwards.
Fuschini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuschini landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
atan is trying to break free.
atan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

atan breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by atan.
Fuschini tries to clinch up but atan circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuschini moves in looking to clinch but atan pushes him off.
atan lands a left and a right that sends Fuschini crashing to the canvas! atan dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Emilio Fuschini has been cut.
Fuschini wants to hold on but atan pushes him away.

Fuschini bucks up and throws atan to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
atan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fuschini falls backwards - clearly groggy! atan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). orang atan!