PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya comes to the cage accompanied by DBZ. Kiptanui comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Teflon Brothers - Hoodilammas feat. Juju kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryuu Tatsuya had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tatsuya
vs
Kiptanui

180 cm
29
176 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

173 cm
30
181 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tatsuya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiptanui has a takedown stuffed.
Tatsuya slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiptanui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tatsuya swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kiptanui counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Tatsuya on the inside.
Kiptanui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tatsuya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryuu Tatsuya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kiptanui.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but Kiptanui blocks with his arms.
Kiptanui jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tatsuya walks away with a smile on his face. Kiptanui gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tatsuya misses with a straight left.
Tatsuya is looking to clinch.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Tatsuya misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiptanui forces Tatsuya back against the cage and clinches.
Kiptanui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiptanui tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatsuya shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kiptanui is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kiptanui blocks a body shot from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiptanui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tatsuya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kiptanui stalling the fight.
Tatsuya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiptanui is trying to pull guard but Tatsuya has him pressed against the cage.
Kiptanui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 short right from Tatsuya on the inside.
Kiptanui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiptanui is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kiptanui.
Still in the clinch, Tatsuya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiptanui looking to stall.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tatsuya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiptanui tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatsuya shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tatsuya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tatsuya misses with a body punch.
Tatsuya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatsuya stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiptanui avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
Kiptanui avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
Kiptanui tries a body shot but Tatsuya blocks it.
Tatsuya stalling the fight.
Tatsuya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kiptanui's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatsuya scores with a knee to the head.
Kiptanui jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tatsuya walks away with a smile on his face. Kiptanui gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his 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!
Tatsuya just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryuu Tatsuya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatsuya tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiptanui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsuya connects with a body shot.
Kiptanui shoots in and drives through. Tatsuya sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuya lands with a good body shot.
Tatsuya lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tatsuya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tatsuya misses with a low kick.
Kiptanui lands a nice hook to Tatsuya's body. Tatsuya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiptanui looks for a takedown but Tatsuya sprawls well.
Tatsuya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiptanui.
Kiptanui shoots for a double leg takedown but Tatsuya sprawls well. He's pushed Kiptanui's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Kiptanui misses.
Kiptanui moves out of range as Tatsuya strikes.
Kiptanui moves out of range of the leg kick from Tatsuya.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kiptanui.
Ryuu Tatsuya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kiptanui.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but Kiptanui moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatsuya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiptanui closes the distance and clinches up with Tatsuya, looking for a takedown. Kiptanui pushes Tatsuya against the cage but Tatsuya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tatsuya misses with a right hand
and Kiptanui counters with a body kick.
Tatsuya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiptanui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatsuya throws out the jab.
Tatsuya misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiptanui's sensitive parts.
Ryuu Tatsuya is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatsuya loads up on a big right hand but Kiptanui slips the punch.
Tatsuya scores with a body shot.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy body shot

and Kiptanui moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya effectively controlling the action here.
Kiptanui wants a takedown but no success here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuya stops a takedown attempt from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiptanui.
Tatsuya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiptanui's elbow.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsuya tries to stall but Kiptanui uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryuu Tatsuya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatsuya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiptanui avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tatsuya.
Kiptanui just leaning against Tatsuya, taking a breather.

Kiptanui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuya tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tatsuya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiptanui 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 Tatsuya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatsuya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tatsuya is looking to wear down Kiptanui with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatsuya dodges the punch combination from Kiptanui.
Tatsuya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryuu Tatsuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kiptanui dives in and scores a takedown into Tatsuya's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatsuya is looking to stand up but Kiptanui isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kiptanui closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tatsuya quickly recovers to half guard.

Kiptanui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kiptanui is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tatsuya desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kiptanui controlling the action here.
Tatsuya trying to control but Kiptanui postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya tries to get to full guard but Kiptanui has control of the leg.

Tatsuya is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiptanui.
Tatsuya wants to control but Kiptanui is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kiptanui wants to control but Tatsuya is keeping him busy.

Kiptanui is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui is trying to control the action in half guard but Tatsuya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kiptanui landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kiptanui drops an elbow to the side of Tatsuya's head.
Tatsuya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kiptanui trying to control but Tatsuya is working from the bottom.
Tatsuya working a defensive guard here.
Kiptanui trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya controls Kiptanui momentarily but Kiptanui frees himself.

Ryuu Tatsuya has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tatsuya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tatsuya moves out of range of the body kick from Kiptanui.
Tatsuya keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatsuya moves in looking to clinch but Kiptanui pushes him off.
Kiptanui shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tatsuya as he jumps to the side.
Kiptanui shoots in for a double leg but Tatsuya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Kiptanui moves out of range easily.
Tatsuya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiptanui.
Nice takedown defense from Tatsuya. No joy for Kiptanui on that attempt.
Ryuu Tatsuya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kiptanui.
Kiptanui misses with a hook.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Ryuu Tatsuya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatsuya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiptanui doesn't seem bothered though.
Gabriel Kiptanui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatsuya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiptanui on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiptanui fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tatsuya avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiptanui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatsuya connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Kiptanui.
I think Tatsuya 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co for their support in the buildup to the fight.