PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes into the arena with Devour blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tatsuhiko Jr's choice of entrance music: EYE OF THE TIGER. Gunnar Jensen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's chin.

Jensen
vs
Tatsuhiko Jr

196 cm
31
242 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

178 cm
29
183 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jensen throws a jab when Tatsuhiko Jr was well out of range.

Tatsuhiko Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Jensen is looking for a sweep.
Tatsuhiko Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Tatsuhiko Jr working the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jensen is looking for a sweep.
Jensen looks to move to half guard but instead Tatsuhiko Jr has passed into mount! Damn!
Tatsuhiko Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuhiko Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tatsuhiko Jr unloading with bombs!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tatsuhiko Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jensen looks a forlorn figure.
Jensen is looking to get to half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr landing shots from mount.
Tatsuhiko Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jensen working to try and regain half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to control but Jensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatsuhiko Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tatsuhiko Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuhiko Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jensen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tatsuhiko Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jensen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jensen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jensen hang on?
Tatsuhiko Jr landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tatsuhiko Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jensen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jensen!
Jensen working some strikes from top position.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.
Jensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tatsuhiko Jr looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jensen is defending well. Tatsuhiko Jr quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jensen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tatsuhiko Jr celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.