PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 1334 p4p, 169 weight class) and Tomohiro Tanahashi (ranked 2430 p4p, 285 weight class). Gorgeous Bob has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bob
vs
Tanahashi

180 cm
25
173 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

194 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomohiro Tanahashi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Bob.
A big right from Bob misses.

Bob closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tanahashi's guard.
Bob won't allow Tanahashi to get back to his feet.
Bob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanahashi wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob is fighting to break Tanahashi's control of his arms but Tanahashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanahashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bob scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanahashi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bob postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanahashi is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a strike but Tanahashi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tanahashi manages to get himself to full guard.

Tanahashi has momentary wrist control but Bob slips an elbow through the middle.
Bob won't allow Tanahashi to sweep him here.
Tanahashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanahashi wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.
Bob content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bob trying to control but Tanahashi is working from the bottom.
Bob stands up over Tanahashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bob landing some decent shots from guard.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bob preventing the sweep.
Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tanahashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanahashi wants to get back to his feet but Bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bob is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bob lands a couple of digs.
Bob postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Tanahashi is rocked!
Bob is fighting to break Tanahashi's control of his arms but Tanahashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tanahashi is still in real trouble! Can Bob finish him?
Tanahashi is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
Tanahashi seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a strike but Tanahashi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.

Bob won't allow Tanahashi to get back to his feet.
Bob working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bob is in close to Tanahashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bob throws a strike but Tanahashi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Tanahashi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Bob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tanahashi defends it easily.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Tanahashi from controlling successfully.
Tanahashi stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
Bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Tanahashi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tanahashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Tanahashi is proving a slippery customer.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
Tanahashi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanahashi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tanahashi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorgeous Bob dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bob throws a leg kick but Tanahashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bob lands with a straight right. Tanahashi didn't see that one coming.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Tanahashi's shoulder, as Tanahashi tries to avoid the shot.
Tanahashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Tanahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Bob scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tanahashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Gorgeous Bob has been cut.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanahashi sprawls well. Tanahashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanahashi misses the jab.
Tanahashi misses with an uppercut
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Tanahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bob is rocked!
Tanahashi fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bob out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tomohiro Tanahashi!
An out of breath Tomohiro Tanahashi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.