PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahtava Voittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fujinami
vs
Voittaja

183 cm
22
228 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahtava Voittaja!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Voittaja.
Voittaja swinging wilding here.
Voittaja throws a body punch but Fujinami moves out of range.
Voittaja throws a series of punches but Fujinami avoids them all with ease.
Mahtava Voittaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voittaja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Tatsumi Fujinami has been cut.
Voittaja shoots for a takedown but Fujinami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Voittaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujinami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Voittaja misses with a wild combination.
Voittaja misses with an uppercut. Fujinami saw that one coming.

Fujinami scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fujinami is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Voittaja will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Voittaja!
Fujinami wants to control the pace but Voittaja is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujinami is really struggling to control Voittaja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fujinami content just to control the position here.
Fujinami moves to the back position.
Voittaja tries to escape but Fujinami has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Voittaja trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Fujinami slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voittaja wants to escape the position.
Voittaja wants to control his opponent's hands but Fujinami gets his hands free.
Voittaja looks gassed!
Fujinami trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fujinami has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Voittaja's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tatsumi Fujinami just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Voittaja misses with a double jab.

Fujinami moves into range and clinches up with Voittaja.
Voittaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Fujinami gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fujinami is looking to take a break and control but Voittaja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujinami controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voittaja is trying to maintain the position but Fujinami is very close to passing his half guard.

Fujinami is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fujinami is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Voittaja is refusing to be controlled, as Fujinami sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Fujinami is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Voittaja throws a left that rocks Fujinami and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Voittaja dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Fujinami regain composure!
Fujinami could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Voittaja happy to just control the position for now.
Fujinami tries to improve position but can't.
Fujinami is working hard here to advance position.
Fujinami is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Voittaja off and has taken his back!
Voittaja is keeping busy.
Fujinami lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mahtava Voittaja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsumi Fujinami's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fujinami scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fujinami performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Voittaja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fujinami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fujinami is keen to just control but Voittaja is a slippery customer.
Fujinami is taking a breather. Voittaja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fujinami has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fujinami throwing shots but Voittaja is blocking nicely.
Voittaja wants to get back to full guard but Fujinami has mounted him!
Fujinami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Voittaja is looking to get to half guard.

Fujinami is working for a guillotine from mount but Voittaja frees his head quite easily.
Voittaja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Voittaja is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami moves to the back position.
Voittaja looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Voittaja is trying to break free.

Fujinami patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Voittaja looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fujinami slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fujinami wants to control but Voittaja is keeping busy.
Voittaja is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fujinami somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fujinami controlling from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voittaja defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fujinami's arms.
Fujinami struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fujinami is hanging on to Voittaja's back as he tries to escape.
Voittaja is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fujinami not allowing Voittaja to control his hands.
Voittaja tries to escape but Fujinami has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Voittaja trying to get back to his feet but Fujinami is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Voittaja.
Fujinami keeps control of the position as Voittaja tries to break free.
Voittaja prevents Fujinami from getting a body triangle.
Fujinami has the hooks in. Voittaja is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Voittaja trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Voittaja looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fujinami trying to control.
I really don't envy Voittaja right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voittaja has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Voittaja is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fujinami throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Fujinami keeps control of the position easily here as Voittaja tries to buck him off.

Voittaja tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Fujinami sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Voittaja to tap. Impressive finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsumi Fujinami!