PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sadaharu Tanikawa enters the cage!

Kirk
vs
Tanikawa

190 cm
35
280 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

180 cm
29
265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses.

Tanikawa drives through with a takedown into Kirk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tanikawa prevents Kirk from getting back to his feet.
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Kirk blocks nicely.
Kirk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanikawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk won't allow Tanikawa to sweep him here.
Tanikawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kirk!
Tanikawa working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tanikawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tanikawa raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanikawa landing strikes from the mount.
Kirk taking shots to the head.
Tanikawa lands a big shot there that rocks Kirk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tanikawa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kirk's face.
Kirk takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tanikawa's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
Our winner, Sadaharu Tanikawa, 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.