PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Melbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melbrooks comes into the arena with Motorhead - Smiling like a killer blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tatsuki's choice of entrance music: Norther - Released. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Melbrooks
vs
Tatsuki

172 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
166 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Melbrooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melbrooks tries to land a body kick

and Tatsuki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tatsuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Melbrooks's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Tatsuki seems to be working for a kimura but Melbrooks defends the submission attempt.
Tatsuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Melbrooks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki avoids the attempt from Melbrooks to control.
Tatsuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melbrooks can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tatsuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Melbrooks tries to control the position but Tatsuki now has his back.
Melbrooks rolls, trying to escape but Tatsuki keeps control of the position.
Tatsuki gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Melbrooks preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tatsuki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatsuki is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tatsuki avoiding Melbrooks 's attempts to control his hands.
Melbrooks tries to roll but Tatsuki sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Tatsuki looking for the RNC.
I really don't envy Melbrooks right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Melbrooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melbrooks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Melbrooks throws a sloppy head kick
and Tatsuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tatsuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melbrooks misses with a left hand
and Tatsuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melbrooks throws a head kick but Tatsuki moves out of range.
Tatsuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tatsuki 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.
A low kick from Melbrooks misses
and Tatsuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatsuki avoids the body shot from Melbrooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melbrooks avoids the body shot from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki misses with a combination
and Melbrooks counters with a body kick that stops Tatsuki in his tracks momentarily.
Tatsuki swings widly with a right hand
letting Melbrooks counter with a right hand.
Tatsuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melbrooks.
Tatsuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Melbrooks counters with a nice leg kick.
Melbrooks throws a head kick but Tatsuki moves out of range.
Tatsuki blocks a head kick by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tatsuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melbrooks checks a leg kick.
Melbrooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatsuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Melbrooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melbrooks throws a body punch but Tatsuki moves out of range.
Melbrooks cracks Tatsuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Melbrooks misses with a body punch
and Tatsuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Melbrooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatsuki misses with a leg kick
and Melbrooks counters with a low kick, right behind Tatsuki 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki misses with a body shot
and Melbrooks counters with a good low kick that Tatsuki was not able to check.
Melbrooks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tatsuki counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melbrooks. That's going to slow Tatsuki down.
Melbrooks misses with a low kick.
Melbrooks is looking to wear down Tatsuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatsuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melbrooks pinned against the cage. Melbrooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Melbrooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melbrooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melbrooks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki looks for the body kick but Melbrooks saw that one coming.
Melbrooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Tatsuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Melbrooks throws a head kick but Tatsuki moves out of range.
Melbrooks throws a sloppy head kick and Tatsuki moves out of range easily.
Melbrooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tatsuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Melbrooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayuri Tatsuki.
Melbrooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tatsuki blocks a head kick by Melbrooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Melbrooks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Tatsuki.
Melbrooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatsuki counters with a straight right hand.
Tatsuki misses with a double jab.
Melbrooks ducks under a wild hook from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy body kick from Melbrooks

and Tatsuki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tatsuki.
Melbrooks controls Tatsuki momentarily but Tatsuki frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Melbrooks.
Melbrooks misses with a body shot.
Tatsuki throws a right and a left that Melbrooks avoids nicely.
Melbrooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melbrooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Melbrooks misses with a left hand
and Tatsuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Melbrooks moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melbrooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatsuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Melbrooks misses.
Nice sprawl there from Melbrooks as Tatsuki shoots in.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tatsuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Melbrooks is predictable there
and Tatsuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melbrooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatsuki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Melbrooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatsuki counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Melbrooks is just out of range.
Tatsuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melbrooks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Melbrooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tatsuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatsuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tatsuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melbrooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tatsuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four 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.
Melbrooks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Melbrooks misses the jab.
Melbrooks moves in looking to clinch but Tatsuki pushes him off.
Melbrooks throws a leg kick
and Tatsuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Melbrooks misses with a leg kick
and Tatsuki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tatsuki throws the kick towards the body but Melbrooks avoids it.
Melbrooks throws a leg kick
and Tatsuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
Melbrooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mayuri Tatsuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tatsuki 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mayuri Tatsuki!