PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko comes to the cage accompanied by Save Yourself. Jitz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sleepwalking by Blindside kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Jitz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akihito Tatsuhiko's chin.

Tatsuhiko
vs
Jitz

188 cm
27
204 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
217 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitz misses with a straight right.
Jitz catches Tatsuhiko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko has been cut.
Tatsuhiko slips a straight right by Jitz.
Tatsuhiko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jitz blocks the body kick.

Tatsuhiko closes the distance and clinches.

Tatsuhiko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatsuhiko misses with a head kick.
Jitz lands an overhand right.
Tatsuhiko throws a nice looking combination but Jitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatsuhiko misses with a hook
and Jitz counters with a right hand to the body.

Tatsuhiko drives through and clinches with Jitz against the cage.
Tatsuhiko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tatsuhiko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuhiko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatsuhiko looks to throw the jab but Jitz is out of range.
Tatsuhiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatsuhiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitz.
Jake Jitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuhiko misses the body punch
and Jitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Tatsuhiko is rocked!
Jitz misses with an uppercut. Tatsuhiko saw that one coming.
Oh Tatsuhiko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatsuhiko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jitz.
Tatsuhiko staying out of range there.
Tatsuhiko seems to have got his legs back now.
Tatsuhiko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jitz.
Tatsuhiko misses with a looping right.

Tatsuhiko moves into the clinch.

Tatsuhiko breaks from the clinch.
Tatsuhiko tries to clinch but Jitz moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jitz throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Jitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tatsuhiko tries to land a front kick but Jitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tatsuhiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatsuhiko throws a poor cross that misses
and Jitz counters with a crisp right that sends Tatsuhiko to the canvas! Jitz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Jitz!