PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Stubblefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Tatsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stubblefield
vs
Tatsui

180 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
166 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Master Lee's One Stop
Bad Man Clothing

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Stubblefield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akihiro Tatsui!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubblefield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tatsui counters by clinching up.

Stubblefield manages to break the clinch.
Stubblefield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tatsui backs up against the cage.
Stubblefield slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatsui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Stubblefield does no damage.
Tatsui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatsui fails with the takedown
and Stubblefield counters with a right hand to the body.
Stubblefield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatsui was well out of range. Poor timing from Stubblefield.
Tatsui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Stubblefield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatsui doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stubblefield misses.
Tatsui shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stubblefield defends it nicely.
Erasmo Stubblefield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihiro Tatsui.
Stubblefield lands a glancing blow to the side of Tatsui's head.
Stubblefield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tatsui's head backwards.
Tatsui tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stubblefield defends well and Tatsui ends up having to push Stubblefield into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tatsui changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stubblefield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tatsui shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stubblefield defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsui shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akihiro Tatsui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Tatsui 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stubblefield lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tatsui can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Stubblefield and Tatsui drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Stubblefield.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erasmo Stubblefield!
A very excited looking Erasmo Stubblefield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.