PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akinori Tadano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and faroo adil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Elevator by Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tadano
vs
adil

182 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akinori Tadano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, faroo adil!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tadano as adil shoots in.

Tadano forces adil back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Tadano.
adil looks gassed!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tadano for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Tadano.
Tadano landing knees to the body.
Tadano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tadano just leaning against adil, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano lands a nice knee to the body.
adil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tadano.
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Knees to the body from Tadano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Tadano.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano lands a good knee to the midsection. adil won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tadano connects with a knee to the head.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tadano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
adil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tadano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tadano connects with a nasty looking knee right to adil's face.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
Tadano lands a nice knee to the body.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano connects with a knee to the head.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. adil is defending well for now.
adil can't get the takedown.
Tadano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
adil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tadano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Akinori Tadano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faroo adil.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tadano landing knees to the body.
adil looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
adil tries for a takedown but Tadano manages to get underhooks.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
Tadano stops a takedown attempt from adil.
adil has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tadano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tadano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
adil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tadano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tadano controlling the action here for a moment.
Tadano seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akinori Tadano dominated that round.
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.

Tadano wants to clinch.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch but adil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tadano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from adil.
Tadano tries to clinch up but adil circles away and keeps his distance.
adil tries for a takedown but Tadano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tadano drives through and clinches with adil against the cage.
Tadano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akinori Tadano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano misses with a knee strike.
Tadano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
adil letting Tadano take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
Tadano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tadano lands a nice knee to the body.
Tadano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tadano scores a nice knee to the body.
Tadano is pushing adil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
adil takes a knee right on the jaw!
adil avoiding damage as Tadano throws knees to the body.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano tries to stall but adil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
adil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akinori Tadano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faroo adil.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tadano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
adil is working for takedown but Tadano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tadano.
adil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
adil tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano lands a good knee to the midsection. adil won't want to take too many of those.
adil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tadano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akinori Tadano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tadano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and adil avoids it.
Tadano lands a knee to the body.
adil is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tadano leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
adil takes a knee right on the jaw!
adil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tadano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akinori Tadano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faroo adil.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano slows down the pace here.

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.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano connects with a nasty looking knee right to adil's face.
Tadano lands a knee to the body.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and adil avoids it.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that adil can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by adil as Tadano tries to tie him up.
adil tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tadano obliges.
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
adil wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
faroo adil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
adil tries to score a body lock takedown but Tadano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Tadano stalling the fight.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tadano stalling.
adil wants a takedown but no success here.
adil is trying to drag Tadano to the mat but Tadano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tadano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
adil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
Tadano stalling against the cage.
Akinori Tadano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akinori Tadano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tadano 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akinori Tadano!