PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Tatsumoto (ranked 4551 p4p, 6388 weight class) and Ted Meredith (ranked 518 p4p, 627 weight class). Meredith has chosen Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough) as his entrance music. Akira Tatsumoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Meredith's chin.

Tatsumoto
vs
Meredith

186 cm
26
192
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
29
185
5 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Kore Fight Nutrition

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Tatsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsumoto slips a straight right by Meredith.
Tatsumoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatsumoto thuds his right hand into Meredith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meredith throws a good cross that connects.
Meredith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meredith misses with a wild combination.
Tatsumoto throws a push kick but Meredith slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Meredith misses.
Tatsumoto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Meredith manages to circle out of the way.
Tatsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Meredith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tatsumoto.
Meredith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tatsumoto. Tatsumoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meredith fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatsumoto ducks right into an uppercut from Meredith.
Tatsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meredith looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsumoto is just out of range.

Tatsumoto moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meredith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsumoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatsumoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meredith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatsumoto missing with knees to the body.
Meredith is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatsumoto.
Meredith looks winded!
Tatsumoto landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ted Meredith has been cut.
Tatsumoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsumoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsumoto lands a damaging elbow.
Tatsumoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meredith blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tatsumoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Meredith misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tatsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meredith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatsumoto lands an elbow that stopped Meredith in his tracks for a moment.

Meredith is rocked!
Tatsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meredith is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatsumoto finish him?
Tatsumoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Meredith seems to have recovered his senses.
Tatsumoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith can't break the clinch.
Tatsumoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tatsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Tatsumoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meredith blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tatsumoto.

That has opened up Ted Meredith's cut even more.
Meredith is pressed against the cage. Tatsumoto pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Meredith! Two more big strikes from Tatsumoto and Meredith crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Akira Tatsumoto!