PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Rubber Ducky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tycoon
vs
Tanaka

178 cm
24
178 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

181 cm
26
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tycoon throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tanaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanaka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tycoon if he has to take too many more of those.
Tycoon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
Tanaka thumps Tycoon with a low kick.
Tanaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Tycoon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanaka throws a low kick, looking for Tycoon's leg but Tycoon calmly moves out of range.
Tanaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Tycoon.
Tanaka blocks a leg kick.

Tanaka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tycoon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tanaka.
Tycoon is not content to let Tanaka control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon is trying to control Tanaka's posture but Tanaka avoids it.
Tanaka landing a few strikes.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
Tycoon is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Tanaka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tanaka throws a strike aimed at the side of Tycoon's head but Tycoon avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tycoon down.
Tycoon wants to control but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tanaka cracks Tycoon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tycoon manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanaka is controlling the pace.

Tycoon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tycoon is not content to let Tanaka control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanaka prevents Tycoon from improving his position.
Tycoon has hold of Tanaka's hands but Tanaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Tycoon is a slippery customer.
Tycoon is looking to control Tanaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tycoon avoid being mounted?
Tycoon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tanaka jumps into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka landing a few strikes.
Tycoon is looking to reverse the position.
Tycoon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tycoon is refusing to be controlled, as Tanaka sits in half guard.
Tanaka is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tycoon is looking for a sweep. Tanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka trying to advance position but Tycoon counters by regaining guard.
Tycoon trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shingo Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tycoon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka wants to land a leg kick but Tycoon is out of range.
Tanaka thuds his shin into the meat of Tycoon's side.
Duck Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tycoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Tycoon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanaka's sensitive parts.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tycoon moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Tycoon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.

Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tycoon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tycoon has hold of Tanaka's hands but Tanaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tycoon looking for submissions off his back.
Tycoon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Tycoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Tycoon is working hard here to advance position.
Tanaka tries to pass to full mount but Tycoon defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
Tanaka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tycoon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tanaka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tycoon trying to control here.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tycoon defending well though.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tycoon defending well though.
Shingo Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tycoon tries to roll over but Tanaka keeps him under control.
Tycoon gets full guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
Tanaka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tycoon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Tycoon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tanaka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tanaka and Tycoon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon wants to take a breather but Tanaka manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tycoon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Tycoon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Duck Tycoon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tycoon is looking to slow Tanaka down with leg kicks.
Tanaka throws a body punch but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tanaka.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
Tanaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tanaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka swings for the body but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Duck Tycoon is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
Tanaka connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to slow Tycoon down by chopping away at his legs.
Tycoon avoids the head kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka punishes Tycoon's body with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tanaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Tanaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tycoon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tycoon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tycoon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tanaka under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanaka.
Tycoon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tanaka checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tycoon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tycoon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tanaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tycoon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tanaka's guard.
Tycoon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tycoon trying to move into half guard but instead Tanaka has managed to sweep!
Tanaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Tycoon has wrist control.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanaka works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to roll over but Tanaka keeps him under control.
Tycoon has hold of Tanaka's hands but Tanaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Tycoon is a slippery customer.
Tanaka working over Tycoon with some ground and pound. Tycoon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanaka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tycoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Tycoon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tanaka there.
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tanaka throwing shots but Tycoon is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka stalling away here and it's allowed Tycoon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tanaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanaka trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tycoon has his foot on Tanaka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tanaka works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shingo Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shingo Tanaka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shingo Tanaka made sure he mentioned Demon Clothing Company and Laundy, along with how happy he was to win his fight.