PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Tanaka (ranked 4417 p4p, 208 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 4266 p4p, 205 weight class). Tanaka comes to the cage accompanied by The good the bad and the ugly theme song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tanaka
vs
Jun

172 cm
22
149 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

173 cm
22
139 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiro Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Jun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jun misses with the combination.
Jun throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Jun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
Jun misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a three punch combo that has Jun backing up. Jun nods at Tanaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Jun throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka is looking for a counter combo.
Jun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jun walks into a stiff left hand from Tanaka.
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!
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Jun is avoiding it.
Tanaka wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tanaka pushes Jun up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Zhang Jun has been cut.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jun.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but Jun blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jun feints a jab promting Tanaka to slip. Jun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Shiro Tanaka has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka takes one on the button.
Tanaka wants to clinch
and Jun counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanaka misses with a jab to the body
and Jun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jun lands a big right hand that sends Tanaka crashing to the mat! Jun stays standing though and waves Tanaka back to his feet!

Tanaka is rocked!
Tanaka walks straight into a right hand from Jun - that's dropped him! Jun jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tanaka from any more punishment! Tanaka complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zhang Jun!
The defeated Shiro Tanaka had this to say: 'Maybe next time'.