PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacTavish comes into the arena with LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. Tatsuya has chosen DBZ as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

MacTavish
vs
Tatsuya

179 cm
34
182 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

180 cm
32
176 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

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 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuya throws the left hand but MacTavish avoids the punch easily.
Tatsuya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
Tatsuya moves in looking to clinch but MacTavish pushes him off.
Tatsuya throws a head kick but MacTavish moves out of range.
MacTavish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CEC Underdark in the buildup to the fight.
MacTavish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatsuya manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tatsuya misses its intended target.
MacTavish scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tatsuya misses with a looping right.
Tatsuya tests MacTavish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatsuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatsuya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacTavish.
MacTavish lunges at Tatsuya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tatsuya's hand.

It looks like Ryuu Tatsuya has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tatsuya.

Tatsuya has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacTavish misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatsuya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya wants to stall.
MacTavish scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsuya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacTavish has a couple of punches blocked by Tatsuya.
A bit of stalling here from Tatsuya.
A short uppercut from MacTavish.
A knee to the head by Tatsuya.

It looks like Tonto MacTavish has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacTavish.
A short uppercut from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with a punch on the inside.
MacTavish misses with a punch to the body.
MacTavish has a couple of punches blocked by Tatsuya.
MacTavish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatsuya.
MacTavish throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacTavish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacTavish is defending well for now.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as MacTavish throws knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but MacTavish blocks it.
MacTavish blocks a body shot from Tatsuya.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but MacTavish blocks it.
MacTavish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatsuya cracks MacTavish with a nice body shot.
MacTavish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsuya with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
MacTavish swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from MacTavish.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
MacTavish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya swings wildly with an uppercut but MacTavish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatsuya backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tatsuya is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
MacTavish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatsuya backwards.
MacTavish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatsuya backwards.
MacTavish lands with a right to the head.
MacTavish scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsuya lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but MacTavish blocks it.
MacTavish misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya effectively controlling the action here.
Tatsuya works on MacTavish's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatsuya looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from MacTavish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacTavish.
Tatsuya tries to work over MacTavish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

MacTavish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacTavish tries to work over Tatsuya's front leg with a kick but Tatsuya checks it.
MacTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from MacTavish lands.
Tatsuya misses with a lunging right hand
and MacTavish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacTavish misses with a low kick.
MacTavish misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuya is just out of range.
MacTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatsuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
MacTavish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryuu Tatsuya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tatsuya landing knees to the head.
Tatsuya lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya can't find room to land a body shot as MacTavish controls the action.
MacTavish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Tatsuya.
A short right from MacTavish on the inside.
MacTavish lands a body punch.
MacTavish misses with a punch on the inside.
MacTavish throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacTavish is defending well for now.
MacTavish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatsuya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Tatsuya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuya lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacTavish.
MacTavish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacTavish misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacTavish managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A right hand to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with a knee strike.
MacTavish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacTavish misses with some punches.
MacTavish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuya pushes MacTavish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacTavish's defenses.
MacTavish lands a shoulder strike.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but MacTavish avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacTavish as Tatsuya tries to tie him up.
MacTavish managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish lands with a right to the head.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from MacTavish.
MacTavish prevents a body shot from Tatsuya.
MacTavish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatsuya blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Tatsuya.
MacTavish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacTavish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatsuya stalls.
Tatsuya misses with a knee strike.
MacTavish swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuya looking to slow down the pace here.
Tatsuya blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya is looking to control MacTavish's arms but MacTavish gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the cage.
Tatsuya effectively controlling the action here.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacTavish.
MacTavish scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuya blocks a body shot from MacTavish.
Tatsuya struggles to land a body shot inside as MacTavish controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacTavish.
MacTavish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatsuya throws an elbow that misses.
MacTavish lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacTavish has a couple of punches blocked by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatsuya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish misses with a knee to the head.
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 Tonto MacTavish will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tatsuya lunges at MacTavish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacTavish's hand.
The fighters circling - Tatsuya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatsuya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacTavish feints and then cracks Tatsuya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatsuya down.
MacTavish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick as MacTavish jumps back.
MacTavish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatsuya's calf.
Tatsuya moves to clinch but MacTavish breaks away
and MacTavish counters with a nice body shot.
MacTavish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. MacTavish looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacTavish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatsuya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacTavish to score with a decent uppercut.
MacTavish is looking to wear down Tatsuya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatsuya fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacTavish scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
MacTavish throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by MacTavish.
MacTavish throws a body punch but Tatsuya moves out of range.
MacTavish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
MacTavish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatsuya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from MacTavish misses its intended target.
MacTavish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacTavish checks a leg kick.
Tatsuya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya closes the distance looking to clinch
and MacTavish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuya just misses with a punch to the body.
MacTavish dodges the punch combination from Tatsuya.
MacTavish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but MacTavish moves out of range.
Tatsuya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatsuya lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacTavish takes a step back to recover.
Tatsuya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya scoring well with a low kick there.
MacTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to close the distance and clinch but MacTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsuya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacTavish swings for the body but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Tatsuya connects with a solid leg kick.
MacTavish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tatsuya scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatsuya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryuu Tatsuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatsuya tries a low kick but MacTavish avoids it.
Tatsuya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Tatsuya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacTavish slips a jab from Tatsuya.
MacTavish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tatsuya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick as MacTavish jumps back.
A big right from Tatsuya misses.
MacTavish throws a hook but Tatsuya blocks it.
MacTavish takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacTavish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but MacTavish is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacTavish throws out a loose jab but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacTavish checks a low kick from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Tatsuya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tatsuya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co for their support in the buildup to the fight.