PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jett Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Tamagachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla's entrance music is In da club - 50 cent. A fine choice. Jett Padilla has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Padilla
vs
Tamagachi

176 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jett Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Tamagachi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tamagachi.
Tamagachi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamagachi throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Tamagachi dodges the punch combination from Padilla.
Padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tamagachi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Padilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Tamagachi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Padilla, up you get!

Tamagachi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Padilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Padilla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamagachi wants to control from the top but Padilla keeps moving.
Tamagachi postures up in Padilla's guard and throws a big left but Padilla blocks it.
Tamagachi preventing the sweep.
Tamagachi is looking to work some ground and pound but Padilla has wrist control.
Tamagachi preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tamagachi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Akira Tamagachi.

Tamagachi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tamagachi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Padilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tamagachi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Padilla dives on top into guard.
Padilla lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Padilla is pushing down on Tamagachi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tamagachi is fighting to maintain full guard but Padilla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tamagachi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Padilla.
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!
Padilla with a flurry of punches that miss.

Tamagachi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tamagachi looks gassed!
Tamagachi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padilla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamagachi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Padilla regains half guard.
Tamagachi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Padilla is in trouble now - Tamagachi has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tamagachi is just content to waste time from the top position. Padilla takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tamagachi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamagachi controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Tamagachi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Padilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamagachi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tamagachi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Padilla to the mat! Padilla manages to get full guard.
Tamagachi postures up in Padilla's guard and throws a big left but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamagachi controls the pace.
Tamagachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Padilla is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tamagachi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jett Padilla wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamagachi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tamagachi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Padilla to the ground. Tamagachi is now in Padilla's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamagachi controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Akira Tamagachi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Padilla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamagachi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tamagachi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Padilla was covering up waiting for the punch and Tamagachi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tamagachi is breathing heavily.
Tamagachi throws a strike but Padilla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla working some strikes from top position.
Padilla has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tamagachi is proving hard to escape from.

Padilla stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
Padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamagachi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jett Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamagachi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padilla is looking to clinch.

Tamagachi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Padilla is refusing to be controlled, as Tamagachi sits in half guard.

Tamagachi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tamagachi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Padilla.

Tamagachi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tamagachi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Padilla is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamagachi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamagachi throws some wild stikes that Padilla manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Tamagachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tamagachi misses with a series of wild punches.

Padilla gets caught napping as Tamagachi dives in and scores a takedown. Padilla manages to retain guard.
Padilla being controlled here, momentarily.
Padilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tamagachi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Padilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamagachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Padilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jett Padilla wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tamagachi lands a nice looking body kick.
Padilla misses with a two punch combination.
Tamagachi keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamagachi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Padilla.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tamagachi has closed the distance and engaged Padilla in a clinch.
Tamagachi lands a nice knee to the body.

Tamagachi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Padilla wants to stand but Tamagachi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamagachi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Padilla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tamagachi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Padilla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Padilla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tamagachi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Padilla manages to get himself to full guard.

Tamagachi lying in Padilla's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Padilla decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Tamagachi taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jett Padilla!
Our winner, Jett Padilla, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.