PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 785 p4p, 26 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 2043 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tanaka
vs
To Pi Fian

170 cm
24
140 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
132 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Pi Fian.
Tanaka thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pi Fian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pi Fian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Pi Fian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanaka feinted there with a counter leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pi Fian enables Tanaka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pi Fian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Pi Fian blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Pi Fian keeps moving.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Pi Fian is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tanaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pi Fian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanaka cracks Pi Fian with a solid left hand.
Tanaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Pi Fian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pi Fian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka connects with a couple of short punches.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Pi Fian is retaining full guard.
Tanaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Pi Fian keeps moving.
Pi Fian trying to control the position.
Tanaka working some strikes from top position.
Tanaka works over Pi Fian with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Pi Fian is working from the bottom.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Pi Fian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a couple of elbows.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Pi Fian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka looking to sit in guard and control but Pi Fian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pi Fian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tanaka has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pi Fian doesn't defend quickly enough and Tanaka has managed to lock this one up! Can Pi Fian escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tanaka on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nobunaga Tanaka!
A victorious Nobunaga Tanaka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.