PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Norther - Released. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tatsuki
vs
Mayweather Jr

170 cm
26
166 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
163 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather Jr moves away.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab when Tatsuki was well out of range.
Tatsuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayuri Tatsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
Tatsuki lands a really nice looking cross but Mayweather Jr seems unphased.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatsuki counters with a leg kick.
Mayweather Jr looks to land a left hand but Tatsuki moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuki is just out of range.

Tatsuki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tatsuki showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather Jr is trying to stand back up but Tatsuki is controlling him
Tatsuki thows a huge punch but Mayweather Jr dodges it nicely.
Tatsuki is looking to advance position but Mayweather Jr won't allow it.
Tatsuki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a strike but Mayweather Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tatsuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mayweather Jr's head.
Tatsuki prevents Mayweather Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
Tatsuki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mayweather Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatsuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather Jr is keeping the position for now.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mayuri Tatsuki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tatsuki looks to land a right hand but Mayweather Jr moved out of range.
Mayweather Jr throws a series of punches but Tatsuki avoids them all with ease.
Tatsuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather Jr is just out of range.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.
Tatsuki tries for a takedown but Mayweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatsuki throws the kick towards the body but Mayweather Jr avoids it.
Mayweather Jr scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Mayweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands a slapping body shot.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mayweather Jr, as that shot connected.

Tatsuki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayweather Jr's guard.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Jr is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Tatsuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tatsuki prevents Mayweather Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tatsuki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tatsuki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Jr is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Mayweather Jr.
Tatsuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tatsuki tries to work over Mayweather Jr's front leg with a kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.
Tatsuki tries to work over Mayweather Jr's front leg with a kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.
Mayweather Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Tatsuki with that takedown attempt.
Tatsuki throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatsuki looks to land a left hand but Mayweather Jr moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather Jr checks a low kick from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatsuki looks to land a combination but Mayweather Jr avoids it well.
Tatsuki missing with a left hand there. Mayweather Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayweather Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tatsuki rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tatsuki drives through with a takedown into Mayweather Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Jr is retaining full guard.
Tatsuki stops Mayweather Jr from standing up.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather Jr.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatsuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatsukiis looking to pass into half guard but Mayweather Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mayweather Jr is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayweather Jr!
Tatsuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tatsuki thowing shots but they're missing.
Mayweather Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather Jr wants to hold on but Tatsuki pushes him away.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is landing with some decent strikes but Mayweather Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tatsuki raining down shots from the mount!
Tatsuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mayweather Jr tries to reverse the position but Tatsuki maintains control.
Tatsuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tatsuki lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr blocking the ground and pound.
Mayweather Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is having none of it.
Tatsuki throws some wild stikes that Mayweather Jr manages to avoid easily.
Mayweather Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatsuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatsuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tatsuki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayweather Jr's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tatsuki throwing strikes here but Mayweather Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mayweather Jr is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsuki circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatsuki.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Tatsuki blocks it.
Tatsuki lands a jab to the head.
Mayweather Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tatsuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that Tatsuki avoids nicely.
Tatsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather Jr is just out of range.
Mayweather Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatsuki.
Mayweather Jr misses with a body shot.
Tatsuki wants to land a leg kick but Mayweather Jr is out of range.
Mayweather Jr looks to land a combination but Tatsuki avoids it well.
Mayweather Jr slips under a jab from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayweather Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki tries to bum rush Mayweather Jr with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Mayuri Tatsuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
Tatsuki shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather Jr shows good takedown defense.
Tatsuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki feints a jab promting Mayweather Jr to slip. Tatsuki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayweather Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tatsuki scores with a shot to the body.
Tatsuki throws out a loose jab but Mayweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuki misses with a straight left.

Tatsuki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tatsuki lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Mayweather Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

Mayweather Jr stands up and waves to Tatsuki to follow him.

Tatsuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mayweather Jr!
Mayuri Tatsuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tatsuki looking to control but Mayweather Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatsuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Mayweather Jr can't escape the position.
Tatsuki lands a heavy elbow.
Tatsuki controlling his opponent.
Tatsuki prevents Mayweather Jr from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mayweather Jr is squirming around, avoiding Tatsuki's attempts to control the action.
Tatsuki with the ground and pound from mount.
Mayweather Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tatsuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayweather Jr can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Floyd Mayweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mayuri Tatsuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tatsuki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

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