PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Coture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoki Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Coture is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Coture
vs
Tanaka

190 cm
26
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

MadDogs

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Coture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coture keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka motions for Coture to come forward. Tanaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coture shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka shows good takedown defense.

Coture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Coture is trying to work for a kimura but Tanaka is defending well.

Coture is looking for a kimura but Tanaka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coture to get the leverage.
Coture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coture looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Coture passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tanaka!
Tanaka wants to control but Coture is having none of it.
Tanaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Coture looking for a guillotine from mount but Tanaka is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Coture there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Coture has hold of Tanaka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tanaka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Coture moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tanaka has worked his arm free - good work by Tanaka!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coture tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coture has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coture looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Coture tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coture looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tanaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Coture is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tanaka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coture in side control, throwing shots but Tanaka defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Coture dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coture's calf.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Coture's front leg but catches the back leg as Coture tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanaka.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coture swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Coture is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tanaka's half guard.
Tanaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coture.

Coture has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tanaka defend it? Coture steps over the head and cranks it - Tanaka is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Coture!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benny Coture!