PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lori Tante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

DeMauler
vs
Tante

190 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lori Tante!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMauler lands a high kick to the side of Tante's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! DeMauler dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Lori Tante has been cut.
DeMauler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tante doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tante throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeMauler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tante is proving hard to escape from.
DeMauler stopping the sweep attempt from Tante.
Tante throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tante trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
DeMauler could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tante wants to improve his position but instead DeMauler has moved into half guard.
It looks like DeMauler is going to stand back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeMauler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tante misses with a double jab.
Tante drops DeMauler with a right and a left! Tante comes rushing in but DeMauler regains his composure and manages to keep Tante in guard.

It looks like Rotte DeMauler has been cut.
Tante chips away with some ground and pound.
Tante won't allow DeMauler to sweep him here.
Tante postures up in DeMauler's guard and throws a big left but DeMauler blocks it.
DeMauler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tante must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
DeMauler trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
DeMauler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tante manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tante throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
DeMauler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tante can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tante is striking but DeMauler is not phased and passes to half guard.
Tante looks gassed!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. DeMauler connects with a nice short shot to Tante's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tante throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tante missing with punches from the bottom.
DeMauler winds up and cracks Tante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tante tries to get to full guard but DeMauler has control of the leg.
DeMauler moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Tante.

DeMauler decides to stand back up. DeMauler steps back and let's Tante get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tante circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeMauler misses with a head kick.
DeMauler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by DeMauler.
A combination from Tante does no damage.
DeMauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tante.
Tante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeMauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tante circles away.
DeMauler throws a nice head kick!
Tante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeMauler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeMauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeMauler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Tante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rotte DeMauler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeMauler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tante.
Tante falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeMauler counters with a nice body kick.
Tante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler pushes Tante away with a front kick.
Tante falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeMauler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tante is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tante misses with a few strikes there.
Tante misses with a series of wild punches.
DeMauler scores with a nice body kick.
DeMauler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tante misses with a double jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeMauler - that will leave a mark!
Tante lands a two punch combo.
Tante shoots in for a double leg but DeMauler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Tante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeMauler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeMauler lands with a slapping head kick.
Tante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tante swinging wilding here.
Tante stalks DeMauler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeMauler's face. DeMauler staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rotte DeMauler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

DeMauler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DeMauler counters with a big head kick but Tante shrugs it off.
Tante stalks DeMauler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeMauler's face. DeMauler staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Tante misses.
DeMauler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeMauler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tante fails to land the takedown.
DeMauler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tante slips a jab and a cross from DeMauler.
DeMauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tante.
DeMauler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tante misses with a combination
and DeMauler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lori Tante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeMauler moves in looking to clinch but Tante pushes him off.
Tante fails to land with a series of punches.
DeMauler throws a head kick but Tante moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tante looks to land a combination but DeMauler avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeMauler misses with a head kick.
Tante blocks a head kick by DeMauler.
DeMauler dodges the punch combination from Tante.
No joy there for Tante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Tante misses.
DeMauler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
DeMauler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tante shoots in but DeMauler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tante lands a two punch combo.
Tante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeMauler wants to clinch.
DeMauler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Tante misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DeMauler throws a sloppy head kick and Tante moves out of range easily.
Tante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tante circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeMauler dodges the punch combination from Tante.

DeMauler darts in and clinches Tante up against the cage.
DeMauler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeMauler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tante blocks it with crossed arms.

Tante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rotte DeMauler is winning the standup battle so far.
DeMauler slips a jab and a cross from Tante.
DeMauler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeMauler, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for DeMauler.
Tante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tante falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeMauler counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Tante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeMauler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tante misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
DeMauler throws a sloppy head kick and Tante moves out of range easily.
DeMauler lands a nice looking body kick.
Tante throws a left and a right that both miss
and DeMauler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
DeMauler scores with a push kick.
DeMauler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeMauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from DeMauler as Tante shoots in.
Rotte DeMauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lori Tante.
Tante throws a series of punches but DeMauler avoids them all with ease.
DeMauler scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from DeMauler.
DeMauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeMauler tries a head kick but it misses.
DeMauler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeMauler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeMauler misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Tante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tante ducks under a wild hook from DeMauler.
Tante misses with a series of wild punches.
DeMauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

DeMauler closes the distance and clinches.
DeMauler misses with a knee to the head.
Tante leaning against his opponent.
DeMauler wants to break free but Tante has control.
Tante pushes DeMauler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
DeMauler is trying to break the clinch but Tante has him pressed against the cage.

Tante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rotte DeMauler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tante moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tante misses with a few strikes there.
Tante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeMauler.
DeMauler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lori Tante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from DeMauler.
Tante throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeMauler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tante blocks a head kick by DeMauler.
Tante throws a left and a right that both miss

and DeMauler counters by clinching up.
Tante avoiding damage.
Tante tries to pull guard but DeMauler won't allow it.
DeMauler connects with a knee to the head.
Tante slowing the pace effectively.

Tante pulls guard.
Tante is striking but DeMauler is not phased and passes to half guard.
Tante wants to get back to full guard but DeMauler has passed into side control.
Tante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeMauler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DeMauler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tante flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tante flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tante tries to reverse the position but DeMauler maintains control.
DeMauler breaks from Tante's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tante is trying desperately to improve position.
DeMauler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tante throwing hammer fists to the chest of DeMauler. What's that going to do exactly?
DeMauler blocks Tante's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tante is looking to improve his position but DeMauler isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
DeMauler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tante swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tante swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tante is trying desperately to improve position.
Tante sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tante is looking to improve his position.
Tante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tante throws a strike from the bottom but DeMauler passes into side control!
DeMauler is working Tante over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tante tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeMauler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DeMauler takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Tante to pass into mount.
DeMauler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tante looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tante slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tante punching from the bottom.
Tante missing with punches from the bottom.
Tante flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
DeMauler blocks the strikes from Tante.
Tante misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tante flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tante tries to get to full guard but DeMauler has control of the leg.
Tante punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rotte DeMauler.
Well DeMauler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rotte DeMauler!