PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George I Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Tiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

I Joe
vs
Tiura

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

216 cm
25
248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George I Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Tiura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiura tries to clinch up.

Joe tries to keep at a distance but Tiura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tiura.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiura backwards.

Tiura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe throws a lazy head kick

and Tiura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Tiura decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiura.
Joe is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiura moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Tiura pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joe. That's going to slow Tiura down.
Joe avoids the head kick by Tiura.
Joe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiura keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiura let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick from Tiura is predictable there
and Joe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Joe finds it's way through Tiura's defenses.
Tiura walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Joe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tiura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joe is trying to escape back to his feet but Tiura uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Joe struggling a bit here.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
Joe trying to control but Tiura flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tiura is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Joe won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Tiura off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takashi Tiura!