PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Masyw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Tanba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Masyw
vs
Tanba

196 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop
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Master Lee's One Stop

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wojtek Masyw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazushi Tanba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masyw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masyw tries to clinch up.

Tanba closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Masyw did well to prevent Tanba getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Masyw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanba.
Masyw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanba prevents Masyw from standing back up.
Tanba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Masyw is looking to escape.
Tanba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Masyw has hold of Tanba's hands but Tanba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Masyw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanba on the ground.
Masyw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Masyw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Masyw tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masyw has hold of Tanba's hands but Tanba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tanba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanba should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tanba wants to pass to mount but Masyw is defending the position.
Masyw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanba slips a nice elbow through Masyw's hands, connecting with Masyw's forehead.
Tanba wants to free his trapped foot but Masyw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tanba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Masyw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tanba throwing shots but Masyw is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanba lands a nice short elbow.
Tanba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tanba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Tanba.
Tanba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masyw looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tanba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanba lands a nice short elbow.
Masyw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Masyw taking some punishment here, with Tanba in his half guard.
Tanba lands with a punch from half guard.
Masyw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Masyw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanba.
Tanba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Masyw is rocked!
Tanba lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Masyw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masyw taking some punishment here, with Tanba in his half guard.
Tanba lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Masyw quite badly. Masyw pulls Tanba in close trying to recover. Tanba postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Masyw on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Masyw doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazushi Tanba!