PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudley has chosen Jag - MC Hammer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tanaka
vs
Dudley

181 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

ANABOLIC **160**

KINGDOM

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dudley finds it's way through Tanaka's defenses.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Dudley.
A jab from Dudley does it's job there.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka dodges the punch combination from Dudley.
Dudley connects with the punch.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudley.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanaka. That's going to slow Dudley down.
Dudley misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley cracks Tanaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.

Tanaka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dudley quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dudley!
Dudley working to try and regain half guard.
Tanaka raining down shots from the mount!
Dudley wants to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Tanaka dominating with strikes here.
Tanaka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dudley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Dudley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Dudley is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka landing shots from mount.
Dudley is still in real trouble! Can Tanaka finish him?
Tanaka with a couple of short strikes.
Tanaka is landing with some decent strikes but Dudley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tanaka loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dudley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tanaka land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tanaka stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shingo Tanaka!