PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayate
vs
Rage

188 cm
24
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsuyo Hayate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage looks for a takedown but Hayate sprawls well.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tatsuyo Hayate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Rage.

Rage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayate to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hayate trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hayate thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hayate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hayate controls the position.

Hayate goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hayate but great work by Rage.
Rage wants to stand but Hayate has his arm trapped.
Hayate manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rage trying to hold on to Hayate's head to control him but Hayate postures up.
Hayate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage has a hand on Hayate's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hayate takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hayate content just to control the position here.
Hayate with a couple of short strikes.

Hayate goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rage is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rage with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayate wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Hayate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayate keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.

Hayate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rage defends well.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rage moves out of range as Hayate strikes.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayate counters with a one-two to the body.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rage with a poor takedown
letting Hayate counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayate.
Hayate slips under a jab from Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick
and Hayate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hayate shoots in and bounces Rage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hayate wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuyo Hayate dominated that round.
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.

Rage throws a sloppy head kick and Hayate moves out of range easily.
Hayate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayate scores with a hook.
Rage with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rage stuffs the takedown.
Hayate misses with a combination
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rage with a poor takedown

and Hayate counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rage!
Hayate cracks Rage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rage tries to hold on but Hayate postures up.
Rage is squirming around, avoiding Hayate's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage taking shots to the head.
Hayate working Rage over with strikes here.
Rage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hayate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tatsuyo Hayate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hayate landing punches.
Hayate with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hayate tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Hayate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayate landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayate tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Hayate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying desperately to improve position.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hayate controlling from mount.
Hayate landing strikes from the mount and Rage is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hayate looking to isolate an arm here. Rage doesn't see it coming and as Hayate extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hayate!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsuyo Hayate!