PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Tamudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogami Itto has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tamudo
vs
Itto

178 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

172 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Adrenaline

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tamudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamudo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Itto throws out a powerful jab.
Tamudo missing with a left hand there. Itto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Itto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamudo.

Itto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tamudo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Itto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Itto is working for a guillotine from mount but Tamudo frees his head quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itto controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Itto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Itto moves to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Itto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Itto throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itto controlling from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo staying busy and making it hard for Itto to control.
Itto controls the action.
Tamudo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ogami Itto.
Tamudo misses with a wild combination.
Antonio Tamudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Tamudo misses its intended target.
Tamudo misses with a shot to the body
and Itto counters with a left and a right that stings Tamudo.
Itto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itto checks the leg kick.
Itto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamudo.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Itto takes a swing at Tamudo's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamudo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Itto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tamudo swivels and escapes.
Itto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Tamudo lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogami Itto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Itto.
Tamudo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Tamudo.
Nice jab there from Itto.
Itto fails with a takedown attempt.
Tamudo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Itto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tamudo is fending him off so far but Itto persists. Nope, Tamudo circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonio Tamudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogami Itto.
Itto tests Tamudo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Itto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Itto connects with a looping right hand.
Tamudo throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Tamudo misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Itto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamudo manages to avoid it.
Tamudo throws a jab but it's blocked by Itto.
Itto connects with a crisp jab.
Itto throws a body punch but Tamudo moves out of range.
Ogami Itto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Itto defending well as Tamudo loads up on a big left hand.
Itto looks to land a combination but Tamudo avoids it well.
Tamudo throws a poor cross that misses
and Itto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tamudo thinking.
Itto misses with a series of wild punches.
Itto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Itto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Itto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamudo moves away.
Itto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamudo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto misses with a hook.
Antonio Tamudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamudo staying out of range there.
Tamudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Itto.
Itto is breathing heavily.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itto.
Itto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tamudo misses with a wild body shot.
Tamudo misses the shot to the body.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Itto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tamudo is trying to stand up here but Itto is controlling him well.
Itto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto slows the pace down in half guard.
Itto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Itto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Itto stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Itto works his way into side control.
Itto wants to control but Tamudo is keeping him busy.
Itto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Itto tries to advance to mount but Tamudo denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogami Itto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Itto shoots for a takedown but Tamudo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Itto scores with a decent looking hook.
Tamudo misses with a few strikes there.
Tamudo throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
Tamudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Itto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamudo.
Tamudo is looking to wear down Itto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Itto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamudo misses with a wild body shot.
Itto lands a jab to Tamudo's midsection.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut
and Itto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Itto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamudo doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itto lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Itto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tamudo's head.
Tamudo tries a low kick but Itto avoids it.
Itto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamudo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Itto connects with a body shot.
Itto scores with a nice right hand.
Itto throws a body punch but Tamudo moves out of range.
Itto cracks Tamudo with an open hand slap.

Itto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tamudo is trying to defend but Itto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamudo is trying to stand up here but Itto is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto not doing much here.
Itto is pressing down on Tamudo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tamudo is holding on for now.
Itto works his way into full mount!

Itto wants to finish this one by submission but Tamudo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Itto.
Ogami Itto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Itto sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ogami Itto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tamudo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamudo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Itto counters with a straight right hand.
Tamudo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamudo loads up on a big right hand but Itto slips the punch.
Itto throws a shot to the body.
Antonio Tamudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamudo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ogami Itto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Itto 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ogami Itto!
Ogami Itto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Adrenaline for their support in the buildup to the fight.