PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angle Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Tanahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Have a Dream. Tanahashi has chosen Blood Stain Child - Stargazer as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iron
vs
Tanahashi

185 cm
26
225 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

186 cm
30
218 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Angle Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Satoshi Tanahashi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanahashi.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iron scores with a decent looking hook.
Iron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanahashi connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Angle Iron has been cut.
A nice combination there by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
Tanahashi punishes Iron's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanahashi cracks Iron with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Iron falls to his knees and Tanahashi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoshi Tanahashi!
As Satoshi Tanahashi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I learn lot. I win more now. '.
Angle Iron spoke after the fight, saying 'best 2 of 3?'.