PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenzo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Linford
vs
Tanaka

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tenzo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka misses with a takedown
and Linford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linford counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Linford.
Linford throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
Linford throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.

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.
Tanaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Linford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Linford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linford checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linford is able to avoid easily.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the body
and Linford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Linford does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Linford throws a good cross that connects.
Tanaka with a poor takedown
and Linford counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrone Linford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tenzo Tanaka.
Linford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Linford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tanaka walks into a stiff left hand from Linford.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Linford circles away easily
and Linford counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Linford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linford misses with a few strikes there.
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linford counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Linford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanaka backs up against the cage.
Linford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Linford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanaka misses with a body shot
and Linford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Linford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka walks into a straight right hand from Linford.
Linford looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Tanaka has his takedown stuffed
and Linford counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyrone Linford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tenzo Tanaka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tanaka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linford counters with a three punch combo that has Tanaka backing up. Tanaka nods at Linford to acknowledge the strikes.
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Linford dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Linford lands a nice shot that snaps Tanaka's head back.
Linford throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Linford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linford lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linford. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linford with a hook.
Linford throws a head kick that misses.
Tanaka fails with the takedown
and Linford counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Linford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Linford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford misses with a wild combination.
Linford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four 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.
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tanaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyrone Linford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linford with a nice cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Linford moves out of range as Tanaka throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Linford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Linford!