PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hiramatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tamad
vs
Hiramatsu

176 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Hiramatsu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiramatsu.
Tamad slips a jab and a cross from Hiramatsu.
Tamad slips a straight right by Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiramatsu feints a jab promting Tamad to slip. Hiramatsu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tamad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hiramatsu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tamad's head.
Hiramatsu throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Tamad throws an overhand right that lands on Hiramatsu's shoulder, as Hiramatsu tries to avoid the shot.
Tamad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hiramatsu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiramatsu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hiramatsu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patrick Hiramatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Tamad misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiramatsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamad throws out the jab.
Hiramatsu misses with a head kick.
Tamad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hiramatsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiramatsu misses with a looping left.
Hiramatsu jabs Tamad right on the nose. Tamad blinks but takes it well.

Tamad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hiramatsu sprawls well initially but Tamad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tamad lands with a punch from half guard.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Hiramatsu dodges it nicely.
Tamad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tamad misses with a head shot. Hiramatsu uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad works to advance to full mount. Hiramatsu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad cracks Hiramatsu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiramatsu's face.
Tamad controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Tamad.
Tamad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hiramatsu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tamad lands with some strikes.
Tamad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tamad working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hiramatsu is squirming around, avoiding Tamad's attempts to control the action.
Tamad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tamad trying to control but Hiramatsu is having none of it.
BOOM! Tamad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Tamad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tamad looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tamad breaks from Hiramatsu's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount.
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiramatsu's face.
Hiramatsu is desperately trying to improve his position but Tamad has a good base and remains in mount.
Tamad looking to control but Hiramatsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Tamad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hiramatsu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hiramatsu wants to control but Tamad is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hiramatsu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Hiramatsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiramatsu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tamad checks it well.
Hiramatsu dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
Hiramatsu misses with a head kick.
Hiramatsu tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiramatsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiramatsu tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Hiramatsu misses with an uppercut.
Hiramatsu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tamad misses the shot to the body.
Hiramatsu misses with an uppercut.
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiramatsu moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiramatsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiramatsu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tamad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiramatsu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamad momentarily.
Hiramatsu throws a right and a left that Tamad avoids nicely.
Hiramatsu throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Hiramatsu looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
Tamad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Tamad throws a head kick but Hiramatsu moves out of range.
Hiramatsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiramatsu.
Tamad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiramatsu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiramatsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patrick Hiramatsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tamad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hiramatsu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tamad advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiramatsu taking shots to the head.
Tamad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hiramatsu?
Tamad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount and Hiramatsu is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad trying to control but Hiramatsu is having none of it.
Hiramatsu taking shots to the head.
Hiramatsu is breathing heavily.
Tamad trying to control but Hiramatsu is having none of it.
Tamad raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad looking to control but Hiramatsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tamad with shots to the head and body - Hiramatsu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tamad with the ground and pound from mount.
Tamad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hiramatsu hang on?
Tamad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Hiramatsu is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hiramatsu out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Tamad goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
An out of breath Juan Tamad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.