PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murmur Bladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7awMJwjhc4c&feature=related. Murmur Bladimir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tanaka
vs
Bladimir

185 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murmur Bladimir!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bladimir throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Bladimir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bladimir throws and low kick but Tanaka moves out of range easily.
Bladimir looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Bladimir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bladimir tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
A big right from Tanaka misses.
Bladimir is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Bladimir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bladimir moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bladimir tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Bladimir tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Bladimir moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Bladimir defending well as Tanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bladimir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bladimir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Tanaka misses.
Bladimir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bladimir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bladimir.
Tanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bladimir.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenjiro Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bladimir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bladimir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bladimir is defended easily by Tanaka.
Tanaka checks a leg kick.
Bladimir looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Bladimir.
Bladimir moves out of range as Tanaka strikes.
Murmur Bladimir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka lands with a straight right. Bladimir didn't see that one coming.
Bladimir slips a straight right by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Bladimir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tanaka.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bladimir is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses the jab.
Bladimir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Bladimir moved out of range nicely.
Tanaka throws a hook but Bladimir blocks it.
Bladimir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanaka throws out the jab.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut. Bladimir saw that one coming.
Bladimir tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Tanaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tanaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bladimir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Tanaka.
Tanaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a hook. Bladimir ducked under it nicely.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanaka's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanaka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Murmur Bladimir has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tanaka sends Bladimir crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tanaka is motioning to the referee to let Bladimir up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Bladimir is rocked!
Bladimir defending well as Tanaka loads up on a big left hand.

Tanaka lands a big right hand that sends Bladimir crashing to the mat! Tanaka stays standing though and waves Bladimir back to his feet!
Bladimir is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanaka finish him?
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Bladimir ducks down to avoid it.
Bladimir seems to have recovered his senses.
Bladimir looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tanaka lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bladimir. Tanaka pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenjiro Tanaka!