PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Touchin Bungholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko has chosen Save Yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bungholz
vs
Tatsuhiko

187 cm
25
168 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

188 cm
29
168 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Touchin Bungholz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bungholz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bungholz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuhiko stuffs the takedown attempt from Bungholz. Bungholz gets slowly back to his feet.
Tatsuhiko tries to clinch but Bungholz is having none of it.
Bungholz lands a jab to the head.
Bungholz shoots in but Tatsuhiko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tatsuhiko lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touchin Bungholz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungholz lands a jab to Tatsuhiko's midsection.
Tatsuhiko tries to close the distance and clinch but Bungholz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsuhiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatsuhiko misses the shot to the body.

Tatsuhiko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tatsuhiko manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz misses with a body shot
and Tatsuhiko counters with a nice uppercut.

Bungholz gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Bungholz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bungholz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tatsuhiko sees it coming and defends easily.
Bungholz prevents Tatsuhiko from standing back up.
Tatsuhiko moves into full guard.
Tatsuhiko wants to stand up but Bungholz is controlling him.
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!
Bungholz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsuhiko swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatsuhiko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bungholz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bungholz looking to pass the guard.

Bungholz drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bungholz seems to have locked his on tight now - Tatsuhiko screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bungholz, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Touchin Bungholz!
Touchin Bungholz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.