PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Condom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuruki Tashiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tashiro has chosen Orn Base as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Condom
vs
Tashiro

170 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

ONI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayson Condom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tsuruki Tashiro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Condom closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tashiro's guard.
Tashiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tashiro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tashiro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tashiro trying to control but Condom is working from the bottom.
Condom has momentary wrist control but Tashiro slips an elbow through the middle.
Tashiro wants to control from the top but Condom keeps moving.
Tashiro cracks Condom with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tashiro trying to control but Condom is working from the bottom.
Tashiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tashiro throwing strikes but missing.
Tashiro forces his way into half guard.
Condom is refusing to be controlled, as Tashiro sits in half guard.
Tashiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Condom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Condom is breathing heavily.

Condom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Condom wants to get back to full guard but Tashiro has mounted him!
Tashiro wants to control the pace but Condom is squirming around nicely.
Tashiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Tashiro cracks Condom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tashiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tashiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro with good strikes from the mount here!
Tashiro with shots to the head and body - Condom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tashiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Tashiro is working for a guillotine from mount but Condom frees his head quite easily.
Tashiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Condom is rocked!
Tashiro controlling from mount.
Tashiro tries to control but Condom wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tashiro lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro trying to control but Condom is having none of it.
Tashiro working Condom over with strikes here.
Condom taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tashiro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Condom manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tashiro controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tashiro trying to control the position but Condom is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsuruki Tashiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tashiro is looking to clinch but Condom is avoiding it.
Tashiro throws a leg kick which misses Condom's front leg but catches the back leg as Condom tries to avoid it.
Condom tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tashiro defends well and Condom ends up having to push Tashiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Condom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tashiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tashiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tashiro is working Condom over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tashiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tashiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tashiro gets through Condom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tashiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tashiro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tashiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tashiro.
Tashiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tashiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Condoms head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Condom takes a shot to the head.
Oh Condom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tashiro misses with the head strike.
Condom seems to have got his legs back now.
Tashiro gets through Condom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tashiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Condom blocking some punches.
Tashiro effectively controlling the action here.
Tashiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Condom backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro pushes Condom against the cage. Tashiro is working some dirty boxing. Tashiro pushes off with a quick right hook! Condom goes down! Condom tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tashiro moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsuruki Tashiro!
Tsuruki Tashiro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ONI for their support in the buildup to the fight.