PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes to the cage accompanied by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music. Malutin Andrey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Andrey
vs
Tanaka

177 cm
27
146 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

160 cm
28
139 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanaka.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.

Andrey rushes Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrey is keeping busy.
Andrey gets through Tanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrey wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanaka won't allow it.
Andrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Andrey is having none of it.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrey misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Andrey.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrey tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrey as he avoids it easily.
Andrey avoids the body shot from Tanaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrey is just out of range.
Andrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrey drops his hands momentarily and Tanaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andrey throws an off balance right hand

and Tanaka counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrey.
Tanaka wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch but Andrey keeps him there for the moment.
Andrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tanaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andrey tries to stall but Tanaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andrey lands a nice uppercut.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrey smiles and moves away.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.
Andrey lands with a slapping head kick.

Andrey drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanaka is pushing Andrey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tanaka jumps guard but Andrey stands there with Tanaka around his waist. Tanaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
A short uppercut from Andrey.
Andrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrey's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka tries to stall but Andrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tanaka lands with a left to the head.

Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrey throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tanaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Andrey holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanaka drops back down to his feet.
Tanaka wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malutin Andrey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tanaka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andrey is trying to stand up here but Tanaka is controlling him well.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Andrey defending well.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
Andrey is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka stops Andrey from getting back to his feet.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Andrey is defending well.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Andrey is working from the bottom.

Andrey kicks Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
Andrey is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Andrey.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrey sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
We've been told by Andrey's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tanaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andrey rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey wants to clinch.
Tanaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka fails with the takedown.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Andrey.
Andrey misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrey moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrey scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Andrey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Andrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Andrey.
A nice left hand lands by Andrey.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
A short left from Andrey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Tanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey avoiding damage.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrey is keeping busy.
Andrey misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka tries to stall but Andrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malutin Andrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanaka misses with some punches.
Andrey is trying to maintain a safe position but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns Andrey into the cage.
Tanaka letting Andrey take a breather here.
Andrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanaka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrey stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey lands a right hand.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrey is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Tanaka.
Andrey has had enough of the clinch but Tanaka keeps him there for the moment.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Andrey blocks it.
Andrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrey.

Andrey breaks the clinch.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Malutin Andrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Andrey closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tanaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Andrey won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malutin Andrey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Andrey lands a left and a right that send Tanaka crashing to the mat, dazed. Andrey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tanaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrey lands with a kick to the temple. Tanaka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrey finish him?
Tanaka defending well as Andrey loads up on a big left hand.
Andrey motions for Tanaka to come forward. Andrey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Andrey. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Andrey. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.

Andrey closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andrey scores with a nice short uppercut.

Andrey breaks from the clinch.
Andrey fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrey throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrey.
Andrey scores with a jab.
Andrey throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Tanaka gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Andrey is trying to stand up.
Tanaka landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrey really wants to buck Tanaka off and get back to his feet.
My spies in Z-Force Academy inform me that Tanaka has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tanaka trying to control but Andrey is having none of it.
Tanaka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andrey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tanaka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andrey is looking to escape.
Andrey tries to buck Tanaka off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanaka is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tanaka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinji Tanaka!
Shinji Tanaka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.