PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoshi Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lori Tante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoshi Tanaka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lori Tante's chin.

Tanaka
vs
Tante

192 cm
22
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoshi Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lori Tante!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tante looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Tante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Tante keeps it at a distance.
Tante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Tante moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Tanaka as Tante shoots in.
Tante swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Tante circles away.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Tante circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Tante circles away.
Tante fails with the takedown.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tante swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Tanaka moves in looking to clinch but Tante pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Tante keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Tante keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tanaka drives through and clinches with Tante against the ropes.
Tanaka is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tante gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanaka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Tante keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Tante circles away.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Tante circles away.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Tante keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka wants to clinch.

Tanaka rushes Tante and presses him up against the ropes.

Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Tante circles away and keeps his distance.
Tante fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoshi Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lori Tante.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Tante is having none of it.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Tante moves out of range.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Tante keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.

Tanaka rushes Tante and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two 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.
Tante tries to pull guard but Tanaka holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tante drops back down to his feet.

Tante is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tanaka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tante to the mat. Tante regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Tante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tante manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Tante's guard.
Tante throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Tanaka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tante can't keep his opponent in guard - Tanaka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Tante is defending against the submission attempts here by Tanaka.

Tanaka in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tante tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tanaka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hoshi Tanaka!