PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Tanaka (ranked 3295 p4p, 285 weight class) and John Michael Benitoy (ranked 4341 p4p, 340 weight class). Tanaka comes to the cage accompanied by The good the bad and the ugly theme song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tanaka
vs
Michael Benitoy

172 cm
19
149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiro Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Michael Benitoy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanaka clinches up with Benitoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Benitoy is working for takedown but Tanaka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benitoy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tanaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Tanaka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benitoy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tanaka to the mat. Tanaka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Benitoy postures up in Tanaka's guard and throws a big left but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benitoy is controlling him.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benitoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Tanaka looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Benitoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Benitoy is having none of it.
Benitoy lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Benitoy is having none of it.
Benitoy working some strikes from top position.
Benitoy cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.

Tanaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy distracts Tanaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benitoy distracts Tanaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benitoy is in close to Tanaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benitoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tanaka's head.

Tanaka is rocked!
Benitoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Oh Tanaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanaka is trying to keep Benitoy in close.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanaka is looking to stand up but Benitoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benitoy landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tanaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benitoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitoy is in close to Tanaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tanaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Tanaka has his feet on Benitoy's thighs here. He's pushed Benitoy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Benitoy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shiro Tanaka!
Shiro Tanaka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.