PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Granada
vs
Tabaghak

186 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Granada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Tabaghak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tabaghak connects with a high kick.
Tabaghak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granada is out of range and Tabaghak settles back down.
Granada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tabaghak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tabaghak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tabaghak loads up on a big right hand but Granada slips the punch.
Granada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tabaghak moves out of range of the body kick.
Tabaghak moves out of range as Granada strikes.
Granada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tabaghak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabaghak feints and then cracks Granada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Granada down.
Tabaghak blocks the body kick.
Tabaghak misses with a body kick.

Tabaghak clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Tabaghak fails to land.

Tabaghak manages to break the clinch.

Tabaghak forces Granada back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak misses with a knee to the head.
Granada misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tabaghak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tabaghak misses with a punch on the inside.
Tabaghak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak struggles to land a body shot inside as Granada controls his hands.
Granada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Granada is breathing heavily.
Tabaghak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabaghak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Rafael Granada has been cut.
A short left from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Granada blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Granada to his knees! Tabaghak keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Tabaghak!
A victorious Tito Tabaghak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.