PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuki Fujimoto (ranked 2606 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Peter Rate (ranked 314 p4p, 381 weight class). Peter Rate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fujimoto
vs
Rate

200 cm
26
265
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
265
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatsuki Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Rate!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rate takes the fight into the clinch.
Rate lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujimoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Rate.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujimoto.
Rate takes a jab right on the kisser.

Rate cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rate has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fujimoto to stand back up!

It looks like Tatsuki Fujimoto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rate lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fujimoto falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rate dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Rate!
Peter Rate really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Nevermore Clothing Co logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.