PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Janari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tendai Mtariwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janari comes to the cage accompanied by Airbourne - Let's Ride. Tendai Mtariwa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Janari
vs
Mtariwa

201 cm
23
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendo Janari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tendai Mtariwa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mtariwa cracks Janari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Janari misses with a series of wild punches.
Janari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Janari and Mtariwa goes tumbling to the canvas! Janari follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Mtariwa is rocked!
Mtariwa tries to roll over but Janari keeps him under control.
Mtariwa is still in real trouble! Can Janari finish him?
Janari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mtariwa's head.
Mtariwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mtariwa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mtariwa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mtariwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mtariwa seems to have recovered his senses.
Mtariwa is trying to get back to full guard.
Mtariwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Janari throws a series of punches but Mtariwa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mtariwa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Janari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janari throws a right hand that Mtariwa ducks under and follows up with a left that Mtariwa also avoids with ease.
Janari drops Mtariwa with a beautiful combination! Mtariwa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Janari is looking for the KO!
Janari lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mtariwa falls backwards - clearly groggy! Janari dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendo Janari!