PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Reinhardt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tsuyoshi Tamatso's chin.

Reinhardt
vs
Tamatso

184 cm
25
165 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
176 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Powerful

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Hellbent, Inc.™

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reinhardt misses with a double jab.
Tamatso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reinhardt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reinhardt works the jab nicely.
Reinhardt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamatso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tamatso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reinhardt avoids it really well and circles away.
Reinhardt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reinhardt wants it to stay on the feet.
Reinhardt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamatso misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt thumps Tamatso with a low kick.
Tamatso misses with the combination.
Reinhardt lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamatso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinhardt avoids the body shot from Tamatso.
Tamatso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reinhardt rather than just go for the knockout.
Tamatso blocks a low kick nicely.
Reinhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tamatso.
Reinhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamatso lands with a nice body punch.
Tamatso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reinhardt throws out the jab.
Reinhardt misses with a hook.
Tamatso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reinhardt.
Tamatso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tamatso tried to score with a low kick but Reinhardt checks it.
Reinhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinhardt misses with a few strikes there.
Tamatso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reinhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reinhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Tamatso counters with a left and a right that stings Reinhardt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinhardt takes a swing at Tamatso's ribcage but misses.
Reinhardt lands a jab.
Tamatso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reinhardt has time to react.
Tamatso thumps Reinhardt with a low kick.
Reinhardt fails with a takedown attempt.
Tamatso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reinhardt.
Tamatso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reinhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamatso.
Reinhardt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso checks a low kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamatso manages to avoid it.
Tamatso fails with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with an inside leg kick.
Victor Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoshi Tamatso.
A slow jab from Reinhardt misses its intended target.
Tamatso checks a low kick from Reinhardt.
A head kick by Reinhardt misses
and Tamatso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tamatso throws an overhand right that lands on Reinhardt's shoulder, as Reinhardt tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Tamatso does no damage.
Reinhardt tries a low kick but Tamatso avoids it.
Reinhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamatso cracks Reinhardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tamatso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamatso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso pushes Reinhardt away with a front kick.
Tamatso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tamatso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Reinhardt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tamatso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinhardt.
Tamatso misses with a hook. Reinhardt ducked under it nicely.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tamatso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tamatso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tamatso lands a nice shot that snaps Reinhardt's head back.
Tamatso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tamatso.
Tamatso blocks a leg kick.
Tamatso takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tsuyoshi Tamatso will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tamatso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamatso connects with a single shot there.
Tamatso lands with a nice body kick.
Reinhardt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tamatso misses with a straight right.
Tamatso jabs at Reinhardt's body.
Reinhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamatso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tamatso stuns Reinhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Reinhardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reinhardt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tamatso lands a nice hook to Reinhardt's body. Reinhardt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tamatso closes the distance and pushes Reinhardt back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reinhardt.
Tamatso throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt lands with a short shot to the head.
Tamatso throws a punch but it's blocked by Reinhardt.
Tamatso tries to throw a body punch but Reinhardt avoids it by throwing Tamatso back against the cage.
Tamatso blocks a body shot from Reinhardt.
Tamatso can't find room to land a body shot as Reinhardt controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tamatso backwards.

Tamatso is rocked!
Reinhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamatso is still on wobbly legs! Can Reinhardt finish him?
Tamatso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.

Reinhardt breaks the clinch.
Tamatso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reinhardt throws out the jab.
Tamatso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt seems to be stalking Tamatso here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Tamatso drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Victor Reinhardt!