PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein. Tatsuki has chosen Norther - Released as his entrance music. Hans Landa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Landa
vs
Tatsuki

174 cm
25
169 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
166 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Landa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body punch from Tatsuki.
An inside leg kick lands from Landa.
Tatsuki motions for Landa to come forward. Tatsuki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatsuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landa.
Tatsuki lands a leg kick that knocks Landa off balance momentarily.
Tatsuki looks to land a right hand but Landa moved out of range.
That kick from Tatsuki tenderised Landa's leg. Landa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatsuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tatsuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsuki.
Landa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatsuki lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landa misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatsuki thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Landa lands a jab-cross combination.
Landa throws a leg kick but Tatsuki checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tatsuki, right into the meat.
Tatsuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tatsuki shoots in but Landa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tatsuki throws a right hand that Landa ducks under and follows up with a left that Landa also avoids with ease.
Landa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatsuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Landa is out of range and Tatsuki settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Landa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tatsuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatsuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Landa moves out of range as Tatsuki strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Landa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuki is just out of range.
Tatsuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Landa on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Landa.
Tatsuki tries for a takedown but Landa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Landa as he checks the leg kick.

Landa clinches up with Tatsuki and pushes him back against the cage.
Tatsuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tatsuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landa digs a right hand into Tatsuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tatsuki's gas tank.
Landa prevents Tatsuki from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Tatsuki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Landa is refusing to be controlled, as Tatsuki sits in half guard.
Landa wants to improve his position but Tatsuki is controlling well.
Tatsuki trying to control from half guard but Landa is working away.
Landa wants to get back to full guard.
Tatsuki stalling.
Landa is staying active underneath Tatsuki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mayuri Tatsuki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatsuki throws a sloppy head kick and Landa moves out of range easily.
Landa scores with a jab. Tatsuki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatsuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatsuki scores with the left hand. Landa knows he should have avoided that one.
Tatsuki throws a looping overhand right but Landa ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Landa.
Tatsuki lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Tatsuki with that takedown attempt.
Hans Landa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayuri Tatsuki.
Landa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tatsuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landa can pounce on him.
Tatsuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Landa.
Landa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tatsuki circles away.
Landa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatsuki loads up on a big right hand but Landa slips the punch.
Landa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tatsuki slips under a jab from Landa.
Landa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatsuki.
Landa throws a jab but it's blocked by Tatsuki.
A slow jab from Tatsuki misses its intended target.
Landa misses the jab.
Landa connects with a leg kick. Tatsuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landa throws a leg kick but Tatsuki moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a series of strikes that have Landa backpedaling.
Landa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tatsuki is out of range.
Tatsuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tatsuki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Landa lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Landa blocks the low kick.
Landa fails to land with a series of punches.

Landa pushes Tatsuki up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tatsuki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Landa scores with a knee to the head.
Landa lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Landa prevents it.
Tatsuki is trying to break free.
Tatsuki tries to stall but Landa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Landa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatsuki can't break the clinch.
Tatsuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Landa.
Landa has Tatsuki pressed against the cage, preventing Tatsuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Landa is pressed up against the cage. Tatsuki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Landa down to the mat. Landa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hans Landa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayuri Tatsuki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuki throws a leg kick but Landa checks it.
Tatsuki throws a hook but Landa avoids it easily.
Landa throws a solid leg kick but Tatsuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landa.
Nice takedown defense from Landa. No joy for Tatsuki on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Landa checks it well.
Tatsuki misses with a body shot.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick that misses.
Landa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Tatsuki tries to keep at a distance but Landa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tatsuki tries for a takedown but Landa manages to get underhooks.
Landa works on Tatsuki's body with a couple of short punches.
Landa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatsuki is trying to push Landa away but Landa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Tatsuki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tatsuki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tatsuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Landa has double underhooks.
Tatsuki has had enough of the clinch but Landa keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landa tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatsuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Landa slowing the pace effectively.
Tatsuki tries to break the clinch but Landa is controlling the position.
Landa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landa lands a knee to the head.
Landa has Tatsuki pushed against the cage.
Tatsuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Landa lands a shot to the body.
Tatsuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landa tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuki avoids it by throwing Landa back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatsuki backwards.
Tatsuki tries to break the clinch but Landa is controlling the position.
Tatsuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Landa misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Landa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Tatsuki blocks the low kick.
Tatsuki lands with a nice body punch.
Tatsuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Landa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatsuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Tatsuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Landa.
Tatsuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatsuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tatsuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Landa to counter with a crisp jab.
Landa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Landa connects with a high kick.
Tatsuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Landa swivels and escapes.
Hans Landa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa cracks Tatsuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tatsuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Landa.
Mayuri Tatsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatsuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Landa. That did some damage!
Landa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Landa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tatsuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick but Landa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Tatsuki misses.
The fighters circling - Landa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayuri Tatsuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki lands a jab to the nose.
Tatsuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatsuki checks the leg kick.
Landa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tatsuki lands with a good body shot.
Tatsuki punishes Landa's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki staying out of range there.
Tatsuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Landa.
Tatsuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Landa.
Tatsuki cracks Landa with an open hand slap.
Landa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa missing with a left hand there. Tatsuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tatsuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Landa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick which misses Landa's front leg but catches the back leg as Landa tries to avoid it.
Landa throws out a leg kick but Tatsuki moves out of range and Landa only half commits.
Landa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horrible takedown by Tatsuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Landa which made him look bad.
Hans Landa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayuri Tatsuki.
Tatsuki checks the leg kick.

Tatsuki gets tackled into the cage by Landa. Landa maintains the clinch.
Come on Tatsuki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki has had enough of the clinch but Landa keeps him there for the moment.
Tatsuki tries to break the clinch but Landa is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Landa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Landa working aggressively here.

Landa jumps into guard, dragging Tatsuki to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tatsuki's guard.
Tatsuki has momentary wrist control but Landa slips an elbow through the middle.

Tatsuki has his foot on Landa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Landa works his way back into a safe position though.

Tatsuki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Landa passes into side control.
Tatsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Landa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Landa.
I think Landa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!