PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tank Zone (ranked 7749 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Yosuke Hashimoto (ranked 546 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zone
vs
Hashimoto

180 cm
25
165
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
164
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tank Zone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yosuke Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hashimoto.

Zone tries to keep at a distance but Hashimoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hashimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zone backwards.
Our sources have told us that Zone has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hashimoto has Zone pressed against the cage.
Zone is trying to pull guard but Hashimoto has him pressed against the cage.
Zone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zone tries to pull guard but Hashimoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zone wants to stall.
Hashimoto presses Zone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hashimoto has Zone pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hashimoto.
Zone is breathing heavily.
Hashimoto scores with a shot to the side of Zone's head.
Zone stalling in the clinch but Hashimoto improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto pushes Zone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hashimoto just leaning against Zone, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto pushes Zone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tank Zone has been cut.
Hashimoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Hashimoto is leaning against Zone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hashimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hashimoto is working Zone over against the cage.
Hashimoto cracks Zone with a nice body shot.
Hashimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Hashimoto lands with a left to the head.
Zone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hashimoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hashimoto lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Hashimoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hashimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hashimoto cracks Zone with a hook to the temple - Zone is on wobbly legs here! Hashimoto swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Zone falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hashimoto wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yosuke Hashimoto!