PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Tanahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stop What Ya Doin. Tanahashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood Stain Child - Stargazer. AC Slater could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Satoshi Tanahashi's chin.

Slater
vs
Tanahashi

190 cm
33
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

186 cm
34
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear
Urban Fighter

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Satoshi Tanahashi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanahashi jabs at Slater's body.
Tanahashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Tanahashi as Slater shoots in.
Satoshi Tanahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater throws a right hand that Tanahashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanahashi also avoids with ease.
Tanahashi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slater backs up against the cage.
Tanahashi throws a combination that misses

and Slater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slater sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanahashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slater wants to control from the top but Tanahashi keeps moving.

Tanahashi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slater escapes and throws Tanahashi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanahashi is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Slater in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tanahashi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanahashi keeps working.
Slater slows the pace down.
Tanahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
Tanahashi is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Tanahashi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the action but Tanahashi is working from the bottom.
Slater is putting a hurting on Tanahashi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tanahashi is trying to improve his position.
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
Tanahashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Slater lands a few punches from side control.
Slater is putting a hurting on Tanahashi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Slater controls the position from side control.
Tanahashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slater wants to control but Tanahashi is keeping him busy.
Slater landing strikes.
Slater trying to control the action but Tanahashi is working from the bottom.
Slater connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tanahashi some visible discomfort.
Tanahashi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tanahashi down.
Slater is putting a hurting on Tanahashi here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a couple of short elbows.
Slater cracks Tanahashi with a big right hand but Tanahashi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Tanahashi is rocked!
Slater trying to control the position but Tanahashi is working away.
Tanahashi is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Slater cracks Tanahashi with a big elbow.
Slater lands a strong strike to the head of Tanahashi. That's dazed him! Slater looking to finish here. Tanahashi is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Slater lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AC Slater!
After the fight, AC Slater was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Satoshi Tanahashi had this to say: 'Thank you for opportunity'.