PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Secunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Save Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Secunda
vs
Tatsuhiko

185 cm
24
224 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
216 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Secunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secunda doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatsuhiko circles away.
Secunda scores with a spinning back kick!
Secunda slips under a jab from Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko misses with a body shot.
Tatsuhiko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatsuhiko cracks Secunda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Secunda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Secunda showed some decent athleticism there.

Tatsuhiko is defending against the submission attempts here by Secunda.
Tatsuhiko wants to get back to his feet.
Tatsuhiko keeping control of the position.
Tatsuhiko won't allow Secunda to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Secunda seems to be working for a kimura but Tatsuhiko defends the submission attempt.
Secunda trying to mount his opponent but Tatsuhiko defends it.
Secunda stops Tatsuhiko from getting back to his feet.
Secunda is keen to just control but Tatsuhiko is a slippery customer.
Secunda passes to side control.
Tatsuhiko can't do much from the bottom here.

Secunda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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.
Tatsuhiko is trying to get back to half guard.
Secunda wants to control but Tatsuhiko is keeping him busy.

Secunda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Secunda is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatsuhiko is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatsuhiko prevents Secunda from moving into mount.
Secunda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuhiko keeps working.

Tatsuhiko throws Secunda to one side and escapes!
Tatsuhiko checks the leg kick.
Secunda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tatsuhiko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Secunda tries for a takedown but Tatsuhiko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatsuhiko swats away the attempt to clinch by Secunda.
Tatsuhiko thows a body shot but no joy.
Secunda wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Tatsuhiko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tatsuhiko.

It looks like Johnny Secunda has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Secunda checks a leg kick.
Tatsuhiko steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Secunda is out on his feet! Tatsuhiko sets himself and nearly takes Secunda's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akihito Tatsuhiko!