PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tainaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tainaka has chosen BATTLE FUNKASTIC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dallas
vs
Tainaka

178 cm
23
163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinji Tainaka!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tainaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dallas throws a chopping leg kick but Tainaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tainaka throws the left hand but Dallas avoids the punch easily.
Tainaka looks to throw the jab but Dallas is out of range.
Dallas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tainaka circles away.
Dallas blocks a jab.

Tainaka takes the fight into the clinch.

Tainaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dallas misses the shot to the body.
Dallas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Tainaka. No joy for Dallas on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tainaka as he avoids it easily.
Tainaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinji Tainaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tainaka throws a hook but Dallas blocks it.
Tainaka scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Tainaka.
Tainaka throws an overhand right that lands on Dallas's shoulder, as Dallas tries to avoid the shot.

Tainaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Tainaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
Tainaka cracks Dallas with a nice body shot.
Dallas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tainaka smiles and moves away.

Dallas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dallas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dallas prevents Tainaka from standing back up.

Dallas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tainaka wants to get back to his feet.
Tainaka trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tainaka is trying to stand.
Tainaka keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A cross from Tainaka lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is looking to chop away at Tainaka's legs.
Dallas fails with the takedown.
Dallas slips a jab and a cross from Tainaka.
Tainaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
Dallas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tainaka throws a hook but Dallas avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tainaka throws out a loose jab but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tainaka throws the left hand but Dallas avoids the punch easily.
Dallas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tainaka throws a lazy right hand but Dallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tainaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dallas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dallas ducks under a wild hook from Tainaka.
Tainaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Tainaka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dallas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donald Dallas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tainaka lands a jab.
Tainaka throws a hook but Dallas avoids it easily.
Tainaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dallas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dallas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Tainaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dallas, pushing him back against the cage.
Tainaka is pushing Dallas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dallas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tainaka slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tainaka.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tainaka digs a right hand into Dallas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dallas's gas tank.

Tainaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tainaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tainaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dallas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dallas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tainaka counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tainaka.
Tainaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dallas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tainaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dallas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tainaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Tainaka.

It looks like Donald Dallas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dallas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tainaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Tainaka looks to land a left hand but Dallas moved out of range nicely.
Dallas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tainaka counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka loads up on a big right hand but Dallas slips the punch.
Dallas misses the body punch
and Tainaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tainaka throws a big shot that misses.
Tainaka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tainaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Dallas is rocked!
Tainaka misses the jab.
Tainaka cracks Dallas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Dallas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dallas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tainaka throws a monster overhand right that drops Dallas! Tainaka follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinji Tainaka!