PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tai Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storm Tower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tai Sane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sane
vs
Tower

165 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Storm Tower!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sane misses.
Sane misses with a takedown attempt - Tower sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Tower scores a takedown into full mount!
Sane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tower cracks Sane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sane could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sane wants to get back to his feet.
Tower pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Sane is rocked!
Tower controlling his opponent.
Oh Sane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sane wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sane seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tower looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tower looking for the RNC.
Sane tries to escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sane is working hard here to advance position.

Tower sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Sane taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Storm Tower!