PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 208 p4p, 265 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 39 p4p, 46 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Al Din might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RUNNING BACK. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Al Din
vs
Tsuruta

187 cm
35
204
23 - 16 - 0

192 cm
35
209
29 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Al Din moved out of range nicely.
It appears Al Din was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tsuruta jabs Al Din right on the nose. Al Din blinks but takes it well.
Al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut
and Al Din makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good shot there by Tsuruta.
Al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsuruta misses with a left hand
and Al Din counters with a left to the body.
Al Din has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Din throws a counter high kick but Tsuruta was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Din.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Din's hands.
Al Din looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
Tsuruta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Din takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Din.
Tsuruta throws a shot from downtown. Al Din moves away and avoids it.
Tsuruta misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Din misses with a hook.
Al Din gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
Al Din was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Tsuruta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Din dodges the punch combination from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tests Al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuruta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Din.
Tsuruta's corner calls for a 1-2. Tsuruta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Al Din clinches up against the cage.
Al Din is trying to pull guard but Tsuruta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Al Din.
Al Din misses with a punch on the inside.

Tsuruta breaks the clinch.
Tsuruta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Al Din had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Al Din takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Din is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta jabs at Al Din's body.
Tsuruta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Al Din.
Al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Din.
Al Din is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Al Din throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tsuruta avoids it.
Tsuruta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsuruta lands a body shot.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din slips under a jab.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
Tsuruta punishes Al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsuruta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Din stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Al Din on the side of the head.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Din.
Al Din slips a straight right by Tsuruta.
Al Din jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Din was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsuruta misses with a combination
and Al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
That's time! Al Din's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Din on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Din swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuruta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tsuruta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Al Din jabs Tsuruta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuruta misses with a right hand
and Al Din counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the body
and Al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tsuruta's knee momentarily.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta lands a nice hook to Al Din's body. Al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Al Din jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tsuruta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Din throws a quick counter head kick but Tsuruta was just out of range.
Tsuruta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Al Din backs up against the cage.
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!
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Din moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Tsuruta misses
and Al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Al Din.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Din takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.
Al Din wants to land a leg kick but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Din.
Al Din swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsuruta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Din tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot that sends Al Din's belly button to the back.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Din at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta lands with an overhand left.
Tsuruta moves away from the strike by Al Din.
Al Din slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta cracks Al Din with an open hand slap.
Al Din moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tsuruta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Din counters with a slapping leg kick.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Din avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Al Din slips the punch.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Al Din moved out of range nicely.
Al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta looks to land a right hand but Al Din moved out of range.
Al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
Tsuruta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Din with a body shot.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din slips under a jab.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Din rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Din doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Din tries to land a front kick but Tsuruta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Din staying out of range there.
Al Din jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Al Din takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Tsuruta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Din ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Al Din's head but Al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Din throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomomi Tsuruta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Al Din's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tsuruta lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Din off the cage and back into range.
Tsuruta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsuruta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Din.
Tsuruta dips to his left and cracks Al Din with an uppercut!
Al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Din throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Al Din moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din defending well as Tsuruta loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Din throws a quick counter head kick but Tsuruta was just out of range.
Tsuruta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta connects with a nice looking jab.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Al Din blocks it.
Tsuruta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Tsuruta 's knee.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
Al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.

Al Din lands a big head kick that sends Tsuruta tumbling to the mat! Al Din takes a step backwards and waves Tsuruta back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tsuruta is rocked!

It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta tries to get into range but Al Din steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tsuruta! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Al Din scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Badr Al Din!
A very excited looking Badr Al Din 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.