PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Do You Call My Name by Ra. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tanaka
vs
Nazari

200 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

204 cm
26
298 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazari throws a combination. Tanaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nazari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazari misses with a straight left.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Nazari unleashes a big counter combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nazari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanaka works on Nazari 's body with a couple of short punches.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nazari looks winded!
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Nazari controls the action.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tanaka.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Nazari 's ribcage. Nazari let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a body punch.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka pushes Nazari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Nazari is rocked!
Tanaka pushes Nazari against the cage and as Nazari bounces back, Tanaka cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Tanaka follows up with more strikes but Nazari was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Tanaka!