PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes into the arena with Get Up blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Christmas
vs
Tanaka

175 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka throws a leg kick
and Christmas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanaka thinking.
Christmas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanaka on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Christmas .
Tanaka throws a leg kick
and Christmas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christmas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanaka's sensitive parts.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses.
Tanaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas misses with a straight right.
Tanaka throws a leg kick
and Christmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christmas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka thumps Christmas with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to work over Christmas 's front leg with a kick but Christmas checks it.
Christmas throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Christmas throws a front kick that sends Tanaka stumbling back into the cage.
Tanaka tries to land a leg kick but Christmas saw it coming and moves away.
Lee Christmas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt - Christmas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christmas misses the jab.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Christmas blocks the low kick.
Christmas misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Christmas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Christmas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Christmas .
Christmas misses with a head kick.
Christmas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tanaka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christmas 's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tanaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christmas is trying to control but Tanaka manages to pass to mount!
Tanaka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Christmas blocking the ground and pound.
Christmas working to try and regain half guard.
Tanaka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Christmas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tanaka landing strikes from the mount and Christmas is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas wants to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka working Christmas over with strikes here.
Tanaka throws some wild stikes that Christmas manages to avoid easily.
Tanaka raining down shots from the mount!

Christmas is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christmas tries to hold on but Tanaka postures up.
Oh Christmas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christmas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tanaka's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shingo Tanaka!