PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rod Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Black
vs
Tsuruta

192 cm
28
280 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Tsuruta. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Tsuruta saw it coming and moves away.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black lands a head shot.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
A nice combination there by Tsuruta.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsuruta.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tsuruta. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Tsuruta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Tsuruta tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tsuruta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tsuruta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tsuruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Black.
Tsuruta stalling against the cage.
Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Tsuruta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta scores with a shoulder strike.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Tsuruta lands a left hand.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Tsuruta wants to stall.
A short right from Black on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsuruta looks winded!
A short left from Black.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Black.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Black.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Black.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Black.
Tsuruta looking to stall.
Tsuruta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Black.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black pushes Tsuruta against the cage. Black is working some dirty boxing. Black pushes off with a quick right hook! Tsuruta goes down! Tsuruta tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Black moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Black!
Rod Black retains his heavyweight title!