PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Tanahashi (ranked 1994 p4p, 292 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 3368 p4p, 465 weight class). Tanahashi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood Stain Child - Stargazer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tanahashi
vs
MacLeod

186 cm
35
218 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

189 cm
26
212 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité
Aspire Nutrition

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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Satoshi Tanahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanahashi throws a leg kick but MacLeod sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Tanahashi misses

and MacLeod counters with a nice double leg into guard.
MacLeod trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tanahashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacLeod trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tanahashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MacLeod pushes down on Tanahashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

MacLeod looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

MacLeod is trying to work for a kimura but Tanahashi is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MacLeod is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tanahashi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Connor MacLeod!
Connor MacLeod really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Satoshi Tanahashi spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for opportunity'.