PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asano Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emaus Tamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arai comes to the ring accompanied by Fantastic Baby - BIG BANG. Tamei has chosen PNG Pom City by Naka Blood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Arai
vs
Tamei

200 cm
30
225 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

189 cm
31
211 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emaus Tamei!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arai shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tamei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tamei on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Arai is putting a hurting on Tamei here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Tamei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tamei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tamei being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamei is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamei keeps working.

Arai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tamei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arai tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Arai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tamei, who protects the arm well.
Arai throws an elbow but Tamei slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arai trying to control the action but Tamei is working from the bottom.
Arai looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tamei is avoiding damage well.
Arai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tamei struggling a bit here.
Tamei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamei tries to buck Arai off but Arai is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arai in side control, throwing shots but Tamei defends.
Tamei is trying to control Arai's posture but Arai avoids it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamei.
Tamei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Arai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emaus Tamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Emaus Tamei has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamei blocks the leg kick.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai scores with a body shot.
Tamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamei misses with a leg kick
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tamei looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.

Arai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Arai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Arai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tamei defends it well.
Arai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asano Arai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emaus Tamei's cut.
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.

Arai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by Arai as he checks the leg kick.
Arai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tamei throws a body shot but no joy.

Arai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tamei wants to control but Arai postures up.
Arai is looking to take a break and control but Tamei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arai content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamei gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai trying to control the action but Tamei is working from the bottom.
Arai passes the guard and advances to mount!
Arai raining down shots from the mount!
Arai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Asano Arai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arai lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tamei hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai with good strikes from the mount here!

Arai is working for a guillotine from mount but Tamei frees his head quite easily.
Tamei tries to hold on but Arai postures up.
Arai landing strikes from the mount and Tamei is in trouble!
Tamei slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Arai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai works his way into side control.
Tamei is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tamei trying to hold on to Arai's head to control him but Arai postures up.
Arai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamei can do to turn this around?

Arai seems to be working for a kimura but Tamei defends the submission attempt.
Tamei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tamei tries to get to full guard but Arai has control of the leg.
Tamei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arai.
Arai trying to control the action but Tamei is working from the bottom.
Arai winds up and cracks Tamei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arai in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asano Arai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emaus Tamei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tamei swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Tamei misses with a low kick.
Arai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tamei sprawls well. Tamei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arai gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Arai.
Tamei tries to land a front kick but Arai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arai checks a leg kick.
Arai fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamei throws a low kick but Arai moves out of range easily.
Arai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tamei swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai lunges at Tamei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tamei's hand.
A shot to the body from Tamei misses

and Arai counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tamei won't be happy with that.
Arai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Arai throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Arai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tamei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Arai working away.
Arai taking a breather here.

Arai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emaus Tamei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arai tries for a kimura but Tamei is defending well.
Arai happy to just control the position for now.
Tamei managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Arai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tamei is trying to control Arai's posture but Arai avoids it.

Arai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tamei, who protects the arm well.
Arai looking to control but instead Tamei has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Arai looks to land a strike but Tamei avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arai passes Tamei's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tamei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Arai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Arai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamei.
Arai attempts a counter takedown but Tamei avoids it well and moves away.

Arai gets a takedown into half guard.

Arai seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asano Arai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asano Arai!
Asano Arai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.