PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Ariyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Rae Tater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turtle Fence - Auto-Tune the News. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ariyoshi
vs
Rae Tater

195 cm
25
284 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
286 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Ariyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Rae Tater!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tater as Ariyoshi shoots in.
Ariyoshi avoids the body shot from Tater.
Ariyoshi tries to clinch but Tater moves out of range.
Tater moves away from the strike by Ariyoshi.
Tater sizes up Ariyoshi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ariyoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Ariyoshi shoots in and drives through. Tater sprawls well.
Tater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ariyoshi.
Tater tests Ariyoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ariyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tater keeps the fight on the outside.
Tater avoids the body shot from Ariyoshi.
Tater throws a hook but Ariyoshi avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tater. Ariyoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ariyoshi slips a jab from Tater.
Ariyoshi tries to clinch but Tater is having none of it.
Tater misses with the combination.
Tater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tater looks to land a combination but Ariyoshi avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Ariyoshi.
Tater lands a glancing blow to the side of Ariyoshi's head.
Tater scores with a hook to the body. Ariyoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ariyoshi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tater trying to control from the bottom.
Tater wants to improve his position but Ariyoshi is controlling well.
Ariyoshi blocks the strikes from Tater.
Tater controlling the position for now.

Ariyoshi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tater is trying to control but can't.
Tater slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Ariyoshi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tater dives on top into guard.
Ariyoshi is breathing heavily.
Tater trying to control but Ariyoshi is working from the bottom.
Ariyoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater thows a big elbow that misses.
Ariyoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ariyoshi, not yet.
Ariyoshi keeping moving, preventing Tater from controlling successfully.
Tater stays in close to Ariyoshi's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ariyoshi is on top in guard.

Ariyoshi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ariyoshi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ariyoshi keeps working.
Ariyoshi wants to improve his position but Tater is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ariyoshi's head.
Ariyoshi wants to improve his position but Tater is controlling well.
Tater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ariyoshi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Ariyoshi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tater is aware though and is defending well.

Tater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ariyoshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tater has managed to get both his arms back between Ariyoshi's legs - danger averted.
Tater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tater wants to control from the top but Ariyoshi keeps moving.

Ariyoshi is looking for a triangle here but Tater uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ariyoshi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tater connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tater misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ariyoshi is trying to get back to half guard.
Tater looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ariyoshi is avoiding damage well.
Tater is looking to take a break and control but Ariyoshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tater sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ariyoshi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ariyoshi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ariyoshi is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ariyoshi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ariyoshi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Rae Tater dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tater tries to bum rush Ariyoshi with a series of wild strikes but Ariyoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tater just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariyoshi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tater looks to land a combination but Ariyoshi avoids it well.
Ariyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tater paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ariyoshi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Ariyoshi is looking for a kimura but Tater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ariyoshi to get the leverage.
Tater trying to control but Ariyoshi postures up.

Ariyoshi is trying to work for a kimura but Tater is defending well.
Tater wants to control but Ariyoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Ariyoshi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tater is just riding it out for now. Ariyoshi eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tater gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariyoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tater swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ariyoshi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tater misses with a wild combination.
Ariyoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Tater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ariyoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tater lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ariyoshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ariyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tater throws a series of punches but Ariyoshi avoids them all with ease.
Tater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ariyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tater scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tater as he connects with a hook.
Ariyoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Ariyoshi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tater throws a good cross that connects.
Tater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tater digs a good body shot into Ariyoshi's ribs.
Tater attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Billy Rae Tater seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tater drops Ariyoshi with a beautiful combination! Ariyoshi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tater is looking for the KO!

Ariyoshi is rocked!
Ariyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billy Rae Tater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ariyoshi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tater but Tater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ariyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tater lands with a hook. Ariyoshi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ariyoshi on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater scores with a shot to the body.
Tater throws out a powerful jab.
Tater lands a nice looking body shot.
Tater listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ariyoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tater scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Ariyoshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ariyoshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tater scores with a jab. Ariyoshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ariyoshi seems to have got his legs back now.
Tater punishes Ariyoshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Tater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ariyoshi on the side of the head.
Tater with a nice cross.
Tater drops Ariyoshi with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ariyoshi! Tater dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Billy Rae Tater!