PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunari Tashiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Takahara
vs
Tashiro

188 cm
21
219 lbs
6 - 2 - 2

197 cm
28
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunari Tashiro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takahara lands a big head kick that sends Tashiro tumbling to the mat! Takahara takes a step backwards and waves Tashiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Kazunari Tashiro has been cut.
Takahara throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tashiro throws a head kick but Takahara moves out of range.
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tashiro looks gassed!
Tashiro wants to clinch but Takahara slips to the side
and Takahara counters with a good low kick that Tashiro was not able to check.
Takahara fails with the takedown.
Takahara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takahara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tashiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Tashiro is rocked!

That has opened up Kazunari Tashiro's cut even more.
Crack! A monster head kick from Takahara and Tashiro falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Takahara!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shinji Takahara!