PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 13 p4p, 294 weight class) and Fidel Legions (ranked 1 p4p, 46 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Another World. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Matsuda
vs
Legions

190 cm
31
200
25 - 10 - 0

186 cm
31
191
22 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fidel Legions!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legions misses with a head kick.
Matsuda feinted with a counter takedown.
Matsuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legions.
Legions misses with a wild combination.
Matsuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legions at a distance.
Legions fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Matsuda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Legions tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Matsuda is in Legions's guard.
Matsuda trying to control but Legions is working from the bottom.
Matsuda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legions swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.
Legions is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Legions is trying to keep Matsuda in close.
Legions working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsuda.
Legions wants to sweep but no luck.
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Legions is retaining full guard.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Legions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Legions throws a hook to the side of Matsuda's head but Matsuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuda connects with a body shot.

Matsuda gets the takedown into side control.
Matsuda lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsuda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Legions has escaped the position, nice work there.
Legions stops Matsuda from passing to mount.
Legions wants to control but Matsuda postures up.

Matsuda in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Legions is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tanaka Matsuda!
Tanaka Matsuda retains his middleweight title!
Tanaka Matsuda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.