PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Cansez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lori Tante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cansez
vs
Tante

188 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Cansez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lori Tante!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cansez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cansez scores with a couple of short elbows.

It looks like Lori Tante has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Tante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Cansez stands up.
Cansez stuffs the takedown attempt from Tante. Tante gets slowly back to his feet.
Tante tries for a takedown but Cansez circles away easily

and Cansez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cansez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cansez distracts Tante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cansez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cansez advances to half guard.
Cansez stalling.
Cansez prevents Tante from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cansez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cansez wants to get back to his feet.
Cansez lands strikes from half guard.
Cansez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cansez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cansez controlling the pace.
Cansez drops an elbow to the side of Tante's head.
Tante is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cansez jumps into side control!
Tante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cansez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Cansez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cansez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tante to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tante regains half guard.
Tante missing with punches from the bottom.
Cansez controlling the pace.
Cansez is breathing heavily.
Cansez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tante trying to control from the bottom.
Tante has hold of Cansez's hands but Cansez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tante misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cansez trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cansez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cansez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tante is looking to control Cansez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tante avoid being mounted?
Tante is holding on to half guard well.
Cansez trying to advance position but Tante counters by regaining guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Tante has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cansez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cansez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cansez passes Tante's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cansez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cansez wants to stand up but Tante manages to regain full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tante wants to stand up but Cansez is controlling him.
Cansez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tante controls Cansez momentarily but Cansez frees himself.

Cansez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tante throws and low kick but Cansez moves out of range easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tante doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Cansez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodrigo Cansez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lori Tante.
Tante keeping moving, preventing Cansez from controlling successfully.

Cansez gets to his feet. Tante looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tante swats away the attempt to clinch by Cansez.
Tante throws a wild body kick that Cansez sees coming a mile off.

Cansez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cansez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tante looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cansez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tante wants to get back to his feet.
Cansez stalling.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tante is looking to escape.
Cansez slips a nice elbow through Tante's hands, connecting with Tante's forehead.
Tante looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cansez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Cansez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lori Tante's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cansez shoots in for a takedown but Tante shows good takedown defense.
Rodrigo Cansez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cansez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tante checks it well.

Tante rushes Cansez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Tante breaks the clinch.

Tante forces Cansez back against the ropes and clinches.

Tante manages to break the clinch.

Tante rushes Cansez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tante can't get the takedown.
Cansez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tante pulls his leg out and moves away.

Cansez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cansez.
Tante tries to get to full guard but Cansez has control of the leg.
Tante misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cansez slows the pace down in half guard.
Tante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cansez is working away from the top position though.
Cansez working Tante over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tante is trying to control but can't.
Cansez trying to control the pace.
Tante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tante closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cansez circles away.
Rodrigo Cansez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lori Tante.
Tante stuffs the takedown.

Cansez feints and as Tante raises his hands in defense, Cansez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tante can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tante is trying to control the position but Cansez postures up.
Tante wants to sweep here but Cansez controlling him for the moment.
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.
Tante is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cansez wants to control from the top but Tante keeps moving.
Cansez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tante is proving hard to escape from.

Cansez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cansez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tante wants to improve his position but instead Cansez has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if Cansez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cansez stuffs the takedown attempt from Tante. Tante gets slowly back to his feet.
Tante keeps the fight on the outside.
Cansez tries to close the distance and clinch but Tante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Cansez scores with a takedown into Tante's guard.
Cansez lands a couple of digs.
Cansez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tante wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cansez is now in half guard.
Cansez not doing much here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cansez works his way into side control.

Cansez stands up.
Cansez throws a shot from downtown. Tante moves away and avoids it.

Tante shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cansez's guard.
Cansez striking off his back but it's not causing Tante any problems.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cansez is on top in guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tante controls Cansez momentarily but Cansez frees himself.
Cansez stands and throws Tante's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cansez is controlling him well.
Tante is trying to improve his position.

Cansez decides to stand back up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cansez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tante fails to pull guard.
Cansez is trying to break free.
Cansez has had enough of the clinch but Tante keeps him there for the moment.
Tante's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cansez tries to pull guard but Tante holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cansez drops back down to his feet.
Tante drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cansez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tante scores with a jab to the head.
Cansez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tante pinned against the cage. Tante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tante shoots in for a takedown but Cansez shows good takedown defense.
Tante lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cansez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tante works Cansez's body with a nice hook.
Lori Tante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Cansez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tante tries to clinch up but Cansez circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Cansez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cansez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Rodrigo Cansez!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rodrigo Cansez!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rodrigo Cansez!

Rodrigo Cansez wins by unanimous decision!