PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machivado The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Butcher has chosen lamb of god-one gun as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tamad
vs
The Butcher

176 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machivado The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher wants to clinch.
The Butcher 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.
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Tamad moves out of range.
The Butcher tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
The Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
The Butcher swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.
Tamad swinging wildly here.
The Butcher tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
The Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from The Butcher lands.
Danga de danga de dang - The Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
The Butcher scores with the left hand. Tamad knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Tamad.
Tamad misses with a looping right.
Machivado The Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad misses with a head kick.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.
Tamad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Butcher is out of range.
The Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tamad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice combination there by The Butcher.
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Butcher is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
The Butcher misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
The Butcher scores with the left hand. Tamad knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from The Butcher misses.

Tamad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tamad throws a big elbow that misses.
Tamad trying to control the position from guard on top but The Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tamad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Butcher keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Butcher keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher can't keep his opponent in guard - Tamad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tamad tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Butcher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tamad is nestled in close to The Butcher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tamad is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tamad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tamad wants to control the pace but The Butcher is squirming around nicely.
Tamad controlling the pace for now.
Tamad with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Butcher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tamad trying to control but The Butcher is having none of it.
The Butcher wants to hold on but Tamad pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tamad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Butcher tries to lock up and control but Tamad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns The Butcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Butcher tries to reverse the position but Tamad maintains control.
Tamad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Butcher?

The Butcher is rocked!
Tamad postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have The Butcher in real trouble here! The ref calls for The Butcher to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Tamad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.