PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Foster
vs
Tanaka

180 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster connects with a leg kick. Tanaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foster.
Foster tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick
and Foster counters with a leg kick.
Foster misses with a head kick.
Foster throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Foster scores with a one two! Tanaka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tanaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Foster's front leg.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Foster looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foster tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Tanaka as he checks the leg kick.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Tanaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foster lands a jab-cross combination.
Foster throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foster. That did some damage!
Tanaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Tanaka tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Tanaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Foster is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
Foster misses with a body kick.
Cole Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Foster tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Tanaka tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foster moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a series of wild punches.
Foster throws a one two combo.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster scores with a three punch combo!
Foster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanaka can pounce on him.
Tanaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka feints and then cracks Foster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foster down.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka throws a body kick that misses.
Tanaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tanaka is out of range.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster checks a low kick from Tanaka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
Jab, jab by Foster - just one landing.

Tanaka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Foster on his heels. He'll look to pass Foster's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Tanaka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Foster's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.

Tanaka is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shingo Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Foster misses.
Cole Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Foster tries to score with a low kick but Tanaka moves his leg out of the way.
Tanaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foster is able to avoid easily.
Cole Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Foster wants to slow Tanaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Foster.
Tanaka lands with a nice body kick.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Tanaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Foster throws a leg kick but Tanaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Foster's front leg but catches the back leg as Foster tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foster throws a head kick that misses.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanaka wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Tanaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Foster's guard.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Foster's head.
Tanaka scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka distracts Foster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tanaka slips nicely into half guard.
Foster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanaka working over Foster with some ground and pound. Foster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Foster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foster wants to improve his position but Tanaka is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stalling.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanaka on the ground.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Foster is having none of it.
Tanaka lands with a punch from half guard.
Foster tries to kick Tanaka off but Tanaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tanaka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanaka stops Foster from getting back to his feet.
Tanaka working over Foster with some ground and pound. Foster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tanaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Foster is rocked!
Tanaka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Foster tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tanaka has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tanaka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Foster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Foster covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shingo Tanaka!