PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsuyoshi Tamatso is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Moreno
vs
Tamatso

185 cm
37
205 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

180 cm
37
191 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Moreno stuffs the takedown attempt from Tamatso. Tamatso gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamatso has his takedown stuffed

and Moreno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tamatso won't be happy with that.
Tamatso is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Moreno is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Moreno jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tamatso is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tamatso and Moreno has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tamatso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moreno trying to control the position but Tamatso is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamatso sneaks back into half guard.
Tamatso felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Tamatso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moreno prevents Tamatso from improving his position.
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.

Tamatso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Moreno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso is not content to let Moreno control the position.
Moreno wants to pass to mount but Tamatso is defending the position.
Tamatso is pressing down on Moreno's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moreno wants to control from the top but Tamatso keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moreno looking to pass the guard.
Moreno looking to sit in guard and control but Tamatso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Moreno's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tamatso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tamatso tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.

Emanoel Moreno has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tamatso fails to land the takedown.
Emanoel Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoshi Tamatso.
Tamatso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moreno tries to avoid it but Tamatso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moreno to the ground. Moreno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moreno's waist but Moreno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tamatso off to one side.
Tamatso shoots in but Moreno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tamatso with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moreno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamatso's guard.
Moreno wants to pass the guard but Tamatso is keeping the position.

Tamatso looking for a guillotine here but Moreno defends easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moreno looking to sit in guard and control but Tamatso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moreno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tamatso wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moreno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tamatso wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tsuyoshi Tamatso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tamatso shoots in for a takedown but Moreno shows good takedown defense.
Tamatso with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moreno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamatso's guard.
Tamatso looking to control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamatso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tamatso looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moreno passes into side control.
Tamatso gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tamatso has given up his back. Will we see Moreno going for some submissions?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Moreno's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Moreno tightening his grip on Tamatso, looking for the choke.

Moreno looking for the choke from the back.
Tamatso looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamatso is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanoel Moreno dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tamatso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moreno circles away.
Tamatso fails with a takedown attempt.

Moreno gets caught napping as Tamatso dives in and scores a takedown. Moreno manages to retain guard.
Emanoel Moreno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamatso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moreno managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno is looking to sweep but instead, Tamatso has passed into half guard.
Moreno is positioning himself well to prevent Tamatso advancing to mount.
Moreno is trying to get back to full guard.
Tamatso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moreno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moreno works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moreno is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno wants to sweep but no luck.
Tamatso trying to control but Moreno is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moreno holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moreno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Tamatso from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Emanoel Moreno just wasn't active enough.
Tamatso misses with a takedown

and Moreno counters with a single leg into guard. Tamatso didn't expect that.
Emanoel Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoshi Tamatso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tamatso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tamatso is keeping the position for now.

Tamatso looking for a guillotine here but Moreno defends easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moreno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamatso keeps working.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Moreno is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tamatso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Moreno has hold of Tamatso's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tamatso seems comfortable defending it but Moreno has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tamatso is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tamatso is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Moreno couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emanoel Moreno!
Emanoel Moreno thanked the fans post fight for their support.