PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 897 p4p, 133 weight class) and Roy Gaston (ranked 1445 p4p, 201 weight class). Gaston has chosen You Can Do It as his entrance music. Roy Gaston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tsuruta
vs
Gaston

192 cm
24
209 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
213 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Gaston forces Tsuruta back against the ropes and clinches.
Tsuruta wants a takedown.
Tsuruta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsuruta is trying to break free.
Tsuruta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tsuruta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gaston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomisan Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaston stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tsuruta is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaston has double underhooks.
Tsuruta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaston has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston goes for a takedown attempt but Tsuruta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tsuruta lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaston clinches.
Gaston misses with a body punch.
Gaston pushes Tsuruta back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tsuruta is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gaston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tsuruta can't break the clinch.
Gaston lands with a right to the head.
Tsuruta wants a takedown.
I was talking to Tsuruta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tsuruta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaston working aggressively here.
Gaston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gaston gets underhooks to prevent Tsuruta's takedown attempt.
Tsuruta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tsuruta.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gaston throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gaston.
Gaston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsuruta is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tsuruta can't get the takedown.
Gaston is pressed up against the ropes. Tsuruta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaston down to the mat. Gaston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Gaston.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Gaston is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsuruta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gaston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaston is just out of range.
Gaston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gaston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuruta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsuruta misses the target.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Gaston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta missing with a left hand there. Gaston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Gaston clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tsuruta is looking for a takedown.
Gaston misses with the head strike.
Gaston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tsuruta looking to stall.
Tsuruta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gaston prevents it.
Gaston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuruta has Gaston pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gaston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gaston taking a breather.
Tsuruta tries to break the clinch but Gaston is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gaston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaston.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tsuruta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tsuruta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tsuruta blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaston has Tsuruta pressed against the ropes, preventing Tsuruta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaston.
A short right from Gaston.
Gaston is pushing Tsuruta up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tsuruta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaston pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gaston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Gaston's shoulder, as Gaston tries to avoid the shot.
Tsuruta sets himself, and Gaston steps forward looking for the clinch! Tsuruta avoids it this time.

Gaston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Tsuruta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gaston clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tsuruta loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gaston hold on?
Gaston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tsuruta punches Gaston on the ear.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaston trying to control the action but Tsuruta just sinks the hooks in.
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!
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta is trying to stick to Gaston's back but Gaston is turning into Tsuruta. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tsuruta's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gaston.
Tsuruta 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tsuruta keeping moving, preventing Gaston from controlling successfully.
Gaston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaston wants to control from the top but Tsuruta keeps moving.
Gaston tries to free his leg and advance position but Tsuruta is retaining full guard.
Gaston preventing the sweep.
Tsuruta is trying to control the position but Gaston postures up.
Tsuruta 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.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gaston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gaston stopping the sweep attempt from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gaston drives through and clinches with Tsuruta against the ropes.
Gaston lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.

It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Gaston scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaston stops a takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
Come on Gaston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch but Gaston keeps him there for the moment.
Tsuruta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsuruta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gaston forces Tsuruta back against the ropes and clinches.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta tries for a takedown but Gaston manages to get underhooks.
Tsuruta is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gaston is pressed up against the ropes. Tsuruta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaston down to the mat. Gaston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the body

and Gaston lands a stunning uppercut that sends Tsuruta to the mat!

Tsuruta is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tsuruta is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston working over Tsuruta with some ground and pound. Tsuruta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Tsuruta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gaston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tsuruta sees it coming and defends easily.
Gaston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Gaston is trying to work for a kimura but Tsuruta is defending well.
Tsuruta is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Gaston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gaston is stalking Tsuruta. Tsuruta circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Gaston, and it's lights out! Tsuruta really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Gaston!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roy Gaston waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.