PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Tashomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Tashomi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tashomi
vs
Floor Jan

183 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Tashomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Floor Jan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floor Jan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tashomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Floor Jan.
Tashomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tashomi walks into a jab.

It looks like Benjamin Tashomi has been cut.

Floor Jan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tashomi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Tashomi's face as Floor Jan controls the position.
Tashomi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Floor Jan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tashomi is trying desperately to improve position.
Tashomi is working hard here to advance position.
Floor Jan controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashomi is working to get back to half guard.
Floor Jan controlling his opponent.
Tashomi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Floor Jan controlling from mount.
Tashomi is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tashomi tries to lock up and control but Floor Jan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Floor Jan wants to take Tashomi's back here but Tashomi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Floor Jan controlling from the full mount.
Floor Jan is trying to take his opponent's back.
Floor Jan controlling his opponent.

Floor Jan looking for a guillotine from mount but Tashomi is having none of it.
Floor Jan content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tashomi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tashomi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tashomi has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Floor Jan is not going to allow Tashomi to sit and survive in this position.
Tashomi is trying to get back to his feet but Floor Jan has full control of the position and if anything, Tashomi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kenny Floor Jan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Floor Jan scores with a shot to the body.
Floor Jan lands with a good body shot.
Tashomi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Oooooh!!! Floor Jan has knocked Tashomi down with a huge combo! Floor Jan steps away and waves a wobbly Tashomi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floor Jan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tashomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Floor Jan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Tashomi is rocked!

Floor Jan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Tashomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Floor Jan.
Tashomi seems to have got his legs back now.
Floor Jan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tashomi.
Floor Jan lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Floor Jan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Tashomi's cut.
That's time! Tashomi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Floor Jan shoots in and gets a takedown into Tashomi's guard.
Floor Jan stays in close to Tashomi's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Floor Jan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Floor Jan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tashomi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Floor Jan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Kenny Floor Jan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tashomi stuns Floor Jan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floor Jan tests Tashomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Floor Jan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tashomi. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Floor Jan works Tashomi's body with a nice hook.
Floor Jan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floor Jan is looking to clinch.
Floor Jan throws a body punch but Tashomi moves out of range.
Good work by Tashomi as he checks the leg kick.
Tashomi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Floor Jan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tashomi's sensitive parts.
Benjamin Tashomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floor Jan works the jab nicely.

Benjamin Tashomi's cut is getting worse.
Benjamin Tashomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Floor Jan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tashomi being controlled for a moment.
Tashomi is trying to control Floor Jan's posture but Floor Jan avoids it.
Tashomi is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Floor Jan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Floor Jan controlling from side mount.
Tashomi gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floor Jan stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tashomi trying to control but Floor Jan postures up.
Floor Jan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenny Floor Jan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Floor Jan avoids the head kick by Tashomi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Floor Jan is defended easily by Tashomi.
Tashomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tashomi swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floor Jan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tashomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tashomi throws a hook but Floor Jan avoids it easily.

Floor Jan gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tashomi missing with punches from the bottom.
Tashomi is in trouble now - Floor Jan has advanced to mount!
Floor Jan controlling the position easily from mount.

Floor Jan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floor Jan controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Floor Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Tashomi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Floor Jan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tashomi throws a right hand that Floor Jan ducks under and follows up with a left that Floor Jan also avoids with ease.
Floor Jan avoids the head kick by Tashomi.
Floor Jan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tashomi.
Floor Jan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Floor Jan dives in and grabs Tashomi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tashomi pushes down on Floor Jan's head and hops out.
Floor Jan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tashomi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Floor Jan connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tashomi dodges the punch combination from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan swings for the body but Tashomi moves out of range.

Floor Jan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tashomi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Floor Jan stalls from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny Floor Jan has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenny Floor Jan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tashomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Floor Jan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Floor Jan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tashomi counters with a series of strikes. Floor Jan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan takes a swing at Tashomi's ribcage but misses.
Tashomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tashomi misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Floor Jan there.

Benjamin Tashomi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tashomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Floor Jan throws a shot to the body.
Tashomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Tashomi.
Floor Jan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tashomi.
Tashomi tries to move into range but Floor Jan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Floor Jan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Floor Jan scores with a hook to the body. Tashomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tashomi slips a jab and a cross from Floor Jan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Floor Jan, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Floor Jan clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Floor Jan.
Come on Floor Jan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tashomi jumps guard but Floor Jan stands there with Tashomi around his waist. Tashomi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tashomi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Floor Jan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Floor Jan digs a right hand into Tashomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tashomi's gas tank.
Floor Jan is stalling here.
Floor Jan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Floor Jan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tashomi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Floor Jan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Floor Jan lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Floor Jan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Floor Jan digs a right hand underneath Tashomi's ribcage. Tashomi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Floor Jan scores with a knee to the head.
Floor Jan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tashomi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Floor Jan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Tashomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tashomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Floor Jan.
Floor Jan avoiding damage.
Floor Jan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tashomi.
Tashomi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Floor Jan misses with a knee to the head.
Floor Jan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Tashomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tashomi lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tashomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tashomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Floor Jan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tashomi rather than just go for the knockout.
Floor Jan scores with a leg kick.
Benjamin Tashomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Floor Jan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Floor Jan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Floor Jan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Floor Jan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Floor Jan!