PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal comes to the ring accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire. Vincent The Vandal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

The Vandal
vs
Tamaka

183 cm
23
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent The Vandal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaka tries to land a front kick but The Vandal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Vandal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Vandal scores with a jab to the head.
The Vandal throws and low kick but Tamaka moves out of range easily.
The Vandal scores with a hook.
The Vandal shoots for a takedown but Tamaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Vandal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Vandal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamaka.
The Vandal throws a right and a left that Tamaka avoids nicely.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamaka takes a swing at The Vandal's ribcage but misses.
Tamaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Vandal can pounce on him.
The Vandal misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamaka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Vandal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Vandal fails with the takedown.
Tamaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tamaka doesn't manage to clinch there - The Vandal circles away.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
Tamaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent The Vandal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Vandal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamaka.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Vandal.
Tamaka throws a shot to the body.
The Vandal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tamaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Vandal rather than just go for the knockout.
The Vandal misses with the combination.
The Vandal throws a nice looking combination but Tamaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamaka scores with a kick to the body.
The Vandal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Vandal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tamaka throws a head kick but The Vandal moves out of range.
Tamaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tamaka moves in looking to clinch but The Vandal pushes him off.
Tamaka scores with a jab. The Vandal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Vandal fails to land with a series of punches.
The Vandal scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Vandal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tamaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tamaka misses with a wild body shot.
Tamaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamaka.
A right-left combo lands from Tamaka.

Tamaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tamaka blocks the elbow strike.
The Vandal is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Vandal is breathing heavily.

The Vandal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Vandal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Vandal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tamaka pinned against the cage. Tamaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Vandal thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Vandal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Vandal throws a front kick aimed at Tamaka's knee but Tamaka avoids it well.
No luck for The Vandal with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tamaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The Vandal is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns The Vandal into the ropes.
Tamaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Vandal.
Tamaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Vandal blocks it with crossed arms.
The Vandal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Tamaka as the two fighters clinch.
The Vandal is trying to stall.
Tamaka prevents The Vandal from breaking the clinch.
Tamaka lands a body punch.
The Vandal trying to land knees to the body.
The Vandal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Vandal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but The Vandal avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Tamaka.

Tamaka breaks the clinch.
Tamaka moves in looking to clinch but The Vandal pushes him off.
Tamaka slips a jab and a cross from The Vandal.
The Vandal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal dips to his left and cracks Tamaka with an uppercut!
The Vandal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tamaka takes the fight into the clinch.
The Vandal is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns The Vandal into the ropes.
The Vandal throws an elbow but it misses.
Tamaka keeps control of The Vandal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tamaka blocks an uppercut.
The Vandal is trying to drag Tamaka to the mat but Tamaka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The Vandal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Vandal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The Vandal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vandal tries a knee to the head but Tamaka blocks it.
Tamaka blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Tamaka.
Tamaka prevents The Vandal from breaking the clinch.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head.
The Vandal has had enough of the clinch but Tamaka keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitsomiru Tamaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Danga de danga de dang - The Vandal scores with a four punch combination!
The Vandal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vincent The Vandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Vandal has his takedown stuffed
and Tamaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Vandal, right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Vandal.
Vincent The Vandal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamaka dodges the punch combination from The Vandal.
Tamaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Vandal tries to bum rush Tamaka with a series of wild strikes but Tamaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamaka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Vandal shoots in but Tamaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent The Vandal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamaka blocks a head kick by The Vandal.
Tamaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tamaka throws a wild body kick that The Vandal sees coming a mile off.
The Vandal throws a lazy head kick
and Tamaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Vandal looks to land a combination but Tamaka avoids it well.
The Vandal fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tamaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tamaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Vandal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tamaka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Vandal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamaka as The Vandal tries to tie him up.
Tamaka digs a right hand into The Vandal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Vandal's gas tank.
The Vandal looking for a takedown.
The Vandal tries to break the clinch but Tamaka is controlling the position.
The Vandal can't find room to land a body shot as Tamaka controls the action.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Vandal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

The Vandal manages to break the clinch.
Hitsomiru Tamaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
Tamaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Vandal's head.
The Vandal misses with a double jab
and Tamaka counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamaka.

Tamaka forces The Vandal back against the ropes and clinches.
Tamaka landing knees to the body.
The Vandal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamaka has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tamaka.

Tamaka manages to break the clinch.
The Vandal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tamaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Vandal tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka tries to clinch but The Vandal is having none of it.
Tamaka throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Tamaka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Vandal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tamaka. That one must have hurt.
Tamaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Tamaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Vandal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Vandal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tamaka lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from The Vandal misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal jabs Tamaka right on the nose. Tamaka blinks but takes it well.
Tamaka looks to score with a jab to the body but The Vandal is just out of range.
The Vandal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tamaka.
Tamaka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Vandal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Vandal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tamaka throws a head kick that misses.
Tamaka throws a series of punches but The Vandal avoids them all with ease.
The Vandal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tamaka is fending him off so far but The Vandal persists. Nope, Tamaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamaka lands a high kick!
Tamaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Vandal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tamaka circles away.
The Vandal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamaka.
Tamaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Vandal takes a step back to recover.
The Vandal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamaka's hands.
Tamaka throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal misses with a two punch combination.
Tamaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Vandal swinging wilding here.
Tamaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Tamaka avoids them all with ease.
The Vandal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Vandal.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Tamaka avoids them all with ease.
Tamaka stuffs the takedown attempt from The Vandal. The Vandal gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Vandal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Vandal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Vandal fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Vandal looks for a takedown but Tamaka sprawls well.
Tamaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tamaka misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitsomiru Tamaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The Vandal fails with the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as The Vandal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Vandal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamaka moves away.
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaka circles away quickly and effectively.
The Vandal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamaka misses with an uppercut.

The Vandal scores with a takedown into Tamaka's guard.
The Vandal trying to control but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
The Vandal forces his way into half guard.
The Vandal trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.

The Vandal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Vandal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamaka keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Vandal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tamaka is just riding it out for now. The Vandal eventually gives up the hold.
The Vandal wants to take a breather but Tamaka is having none of it.
The Vandal wants to pass to mount but Tamaka is defending the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Vandal lands the left hand.
The Vandal misses with a double jab

and Tamaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tamaka.
Tamaka blocks an elbow strike.

Tamaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tamaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Vandal's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Tamaka connects with a body shot.
The Vandal moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Vandal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tamaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Vandal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
The Vandal misses with the combination.
Tamaka misses with a kick to the body.
The Vandal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tamaka misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Vandal.
Tamaka dodges the punch combination from The Vandal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal throws a combination that misses
and Tamaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Vandal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamaka was well out of range. Poor timing from The Vandal.
The Vandal misses with a two punch combination.
The Vandal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tamaka avoids the head kick by The Vandal.
The Vandal misses with a series of wild punches.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Tamaka moves out of range.
Tamaka looks to land a right hand but The Vandal moved out of range.
Tamaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Vandal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamaka.

The Vandal gets the takedown into side control.
The Vandal trying to control the position but Tamaka is working away.
The Vandal throws an elbow but Tamaka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tamaka wants to get back to his feet.
The Vandal trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but The Vandal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The Vandal in side control, throwing shots but Tamaka defends.
The Vandal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Vandal trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tamaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Vandal moves away.
Vincent The Vandal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Vandal misses with a wild combination.
The Vandal misses with a takedown attempt - Tamaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent The Vandal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Vandal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by The Vandal or perhaps it was just good defense by Tamaka which made him look bad.
The Vandal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent The Vandal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tamaka 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitsomiru Tamaka!