PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya comes to the cage accompanied by DBZ. Down is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 50 Cent - I Get Money. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tatsuya
vs
Down

180 cm
26
176 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

L.A. Elite Clothing Co

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tatsuya. That's going to slow Down down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatsuya checks a leg kick.
Down tries to bum rush Tatsuya with a series of wild strikes but Tatsuya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Tatsuya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Down's calf.
Down avoids a kick to the body.
Down misses with an uppercut. Tatsuya saw that one coming.
Tatsuya moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Down swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Down moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatsuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tatsuya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya misses with a wild combination.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuya misses with a kick to the body.
Tatsuya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Down. That did some damage!
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick
and Tatsuya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Down takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tatsuya walks into a straight right hand from Down.
Tatsuya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick
and Down counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tried to score with a low kick but Down checks it.
Tatsuya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Down lands a lovely overhand right.
Down ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Tatsuya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatsuya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatsuya tries a low kick but Down avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Down tries to land a leg kick but Tatsuya saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Tatsuya misses.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya scores with a kick to the body.
Tatsuya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Down attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Tatsuya misses.
Tatsuya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Down at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Tatsuya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Down fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuya throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down misses with a jab, cross combination.
Down throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatsuya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Down avoids the head kick by Tatsuya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Down counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatsuya thinking.
An inside leg kick from Down misses.
Tatsuya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Down's sensitive parts.
Tatsuya tries to bum rush Down with a series of wild strikes but Down uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatsuya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Down. Down circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tatsuya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatsuya just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryuu Tatsuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down ducks under a wild hook from Tatsuya.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatsuya moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Tatsuya looks for the body kick but Down saw that one coming.
Tatsuya checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryuu Tatsuya is winning the standup battle so far.
Down avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Down throws a body punch but Tatsuya moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Down goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Down misses with a straight left.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Tatsuya tries to land a leg kick but Down saw it coming and moves away.
Down throws a low kick but Tatsuya avoids it.
Down misses with a wild body shot.
Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuya is just out of range.
Down throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatsuya sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down lands a jab-cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatsuya checks a leg kick.
Tatsuya slips under a jab from Down.
Tatsuya is looking to land body kicks.
Down lands a glancing blow to the side of Tatsuya's head.
Down paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick
and Down counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Tatsuya misses
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatsuya throws a front kick aimed at Down's knee but Down avoids it well.
Tatsuya loads up on a big right hand but Down slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Down.
Down dodges the punch combination from Tatsuya.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to clinch up.
Tatsuya takes one to the chin there.
Tatsuya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Down avoids the head kick by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryuu Tatsuya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tatsuya misses with a body kick.
Tatsuya throws a sloppy head kick and Down moves out of range easily.
Down misses with a low kick.
Tatsuya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tatsuya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Down throws a series of strikes that have Tatsuya backpedaling.
A slow jab from Down misses its intended target.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Tatsuya moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Down misses.
Tatsuya scores with a nice head shot.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Down swinging wildly here.
Down throws a series of punches but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Down throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tatsuya counters with a straight right hand.
Tatsuya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Down is out of range.
Tatsuya connects with a body shot.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatsuya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that half lands.
Down scores with a jab to the head.
Tatsuya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuya wants to clinch.
Tatsuya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatsuya checks a low kick from Down.
Down throws a leg kick
and Tatsuya counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatsuya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Down blocks a head kick by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Down throws a leg kick but Tatsuya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tatsuya tries to bum rush Down with a series of wild strikes but Down uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatsuya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Down connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tatsuya scrambles back to his feet.
Tatsuya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tatsuya lands a body shot.
Tatsuya misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Down.
Tatsuya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Down dips to his left and cracks Tatsuya with an uppercut!
Down scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Tatsuya misses.
Drew Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryuu Tatsuya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Down tries to bum rush Tatsuya with a series of wild strikes but Tatsuya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down throws a low kick but Tatsuya avoids it.
Tatsuya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Down's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Tatsuya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tatsuya 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.