PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Titing Tigas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Hisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tigas
vs
Hisaki

180 cm
25
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titing Tigas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Hisaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisaki blocks a head kick by Tigas.
A head kick misses from Tigas.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses.
Hisaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tigas throws a head kick but Hisaki moves out of range.
Hisaki blocks a head kick by Tigas.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown but Tigas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tigas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisaki.
Tigas throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Koji Hisaki has been cut.
Titing Tigas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tigas keeps Hisaki at a distance using the push kick.
Hisaki looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Hisaki misses.
Tigas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tigas scores with a nice body kick.
Hisaki avoids the head kick by Tigas.
Tigas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hisaki avoids the head kick by Tigas.
Hisaki tries for a takedown but Tigas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigas misses with a head kick.
Tigas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Tigas misses its intended target.
Tigas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hisaki blocks a head kick by Tigas.
Hisaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Tigas.
A head kick from Tigas lands but Hisaki takes it in his stride.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown but Tigas shows good takedown defense.
Titing Tigas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Tigas just misses with a punch to the body.
Hisaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tigas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hisaki.
Tigas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Hisaki.
Hisaki closes the distance and clinches up with Tigas, looking for a takedown. Hisaki pushes Tigas against the cage but Tigas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tigas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tigas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hisaki if he has to take too many more of those.
Hisaki blocks a head kick by Tigas.
Hisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Hisaki tries to clinch up.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hisaki avoids the head kick by Tigas.
Hisaki throws a head kick that misses.
Hisaki misses with a few strikes there.
Tigas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tigas scores with a spinning back kick!
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tigas sprawls well. Tigas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hisaki gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hisaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tigas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hisaki fails to land the takedown.
Titing Tigas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tigas but Tigas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tigas scores with a kick to the body.
Tigas scores with a head kick. Hisaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hisaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hisaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tigas.
Tigas keeps the fight on the outside.
Tigas looks for the body kick but Hisaki saw that one coming.
Hisaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tigas misses with a two punch combination.
Hisaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tigas avoids it really well and circles away.
Hisaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tigas lands a head kick!
Hisaki misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titing Tigas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koji Hisaki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hisaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tigas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tigas throws a sloppy head kick and Hisaki moves out of range easily.
Tigas stuffs the takedown attempt from Hisaki. Hisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Tigas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisaki is looking to clinch but Tigas is avoiding it.
Tigas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hisaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tigas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hisaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tigas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tigas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tigas as he avoids it easily.
Hisaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Tigas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Hisaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Tigas which made him look bad.
Titing Tigas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Tigas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hisaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hisaki slips under a jab from Tigas.

Hisaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hisaki seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tigas looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hisaki is working for a kimura but Tigas is defending it quite comfortably.
Hisaki stops Tigas from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hisaki lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hisaki wants to take a breather but Tigas is having none of it.
Tigas tries to kick Hisaki off in order to stand up. Hisaki Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tigas keeps working.

Hisaki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Good leg kick by Hisaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hisaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tigas.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tigas as he avoids it easily.
Tigas keeps Hisaki at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Tigas.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tigas sprawls well. Tigas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Tigas lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tigas swivels and escapes.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tigas as he avoids it easily.
Tigas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tigas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tigas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hisaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hisaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tigas stuffs the takedown attempt from Hisaki. Hisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Tigas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Titing Tigas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koji Hisaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tigas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tigas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tigas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hisaki closes the distance and clinches up with Tigas, looking for a takedown. Hisaki pushes Tigas against the cage but Tigas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tigas throws a head kick that misses.
Tigas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tigas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hisaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Tigas as Hisaki shoots in.
Hisaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Tigas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tigas sprawls well. Tigas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Titing Tigas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigas throws a head kick that half lands.
Hisaki moves in looking to clinch but Tigas pushes him off.
No luck for Hisaki with that takedown attempt.
Tigas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hisaki.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown but Tigas shows good takedown defense.
Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Tigas tries to sprawl out of it but Hisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tigas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tigas throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tigas throws a sloppy head kick

and Hisaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Hisaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tigas's efforts to push away.
Hisaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tigas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hisaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tigas is trying to push Hisaki away but Hisaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hisaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hisaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tigas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hisaki is on top in guard.
Tigas wants to get back to his feet but Hisaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tigas can't keep his opponent in guard - Hisaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hisaki lands a nice short elbow.
Hisaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tigas keeps working.

Hisaki stands up from half guard.
Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Tigas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hisaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigas scores with a head kick. Hisaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tigas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hisaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Titing Tigas is winning the standup battle so far.
Hisaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tigas pinned against the cage. Tigas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tigas misses with a head kick.
Hisaki shoots in and drives through. Tigas sprawls well.
Hisaki ducks under a wild hook from Tigas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hisaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tigas circles away.
Tigas throws a nice looking combination but Hisaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koji Hisaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titing Tigas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown but Tigas shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Titing Tigas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tigas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titing Tigas!