PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hioshido Tamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hioshido Tamada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Tamada

200 cm
28
137 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hioshido Tamada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that Tamada semi-blocks.
Brown scores with the left hand. Tamada knows he should have avoided that one.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Tamada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Tamada controls the action.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tamada can't get the takedown.
Tamada is trying to stall.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamada slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tamada can't get the takedown.
Justin Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hioshido Tamada.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Tamada.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Tamada backs away looking to recover.

Tamada rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tamada shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Tamada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Tamada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown scores with a one two! Tamada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Tamada is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Tamada looks gassed!

Brown forces Tamada back against the cage and clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Tamada fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tamada can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Brown and Tamada drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Brown.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Brown!