PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koshi Tatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bak
vs
Tatsu

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koshi Tatsu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak tries to clinch up but Tatsu circles away and keeps his distance.

Bak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tatsu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bak with a knee to the head.
Bak lands a knee to the head.
Tatsu is trying to drag Bak to the mat but Bak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bak lands a knee to the head.
Tatsu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ong Bak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koshi Tatsu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bak obliges.
Tatsu looks gassed!

Bak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tatsu's guard.
Tatsu 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.
Bak trying to control but Tatsu is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tatsu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bak has picked Tatsu up and slammed him! Tatsu can't keep hold of the triangle and Bak manages to pass to side control!
Tatsu tries to improve position but can't.
Tatsu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Tatsu is working for a submission of some sort.

Tatsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Tatsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bak sees it coming and defends easily.
Bak wants to get back to his feet.

Tatsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Good leg kick by Bak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Tatsu pushes him off.
Bak wants to clinch up but Tatsu keeps it at a distance.
Bak wants to clinch up but Tatsu keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatsu circles away.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Bak lands but Tatsu takes it in his stride.
Tatsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatsu shoots in for a takedown but Bak shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ong Bak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bak tries to clinch up but Tatsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatsu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ong Bak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Tatsu misses

and Bak counters by clinching up.
Bak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatsu's defenses.

It looks like Koshi Tatsu has been cut.
Bak lands an elbow just above Tatsu 's eye.
Bak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tatsu is rocked!
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsu is blocking nicely.
Tatsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Bak finish him?
Bak lands an elbow just above Tatsu 's eye.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Tatsu badly! Tatsu tumbles to the floor and Bak stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ong Bak!