PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yuudachi. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Brown
vs
Tanaka

168 cm
29
147 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

160 cm
29
139 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanaka darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.

Tanaka gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tanaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is trying to keep Brown in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka being controlled here, momentarily.

Tanaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanaka looking to control.
Brown wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.

Tanaka isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brown stacks Tanaka on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brown!
Brown trying to control the action but Tanaka is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Tanaka manages to get back to half guard.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tanaka trying to control from the bottom.
Tanaka is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tanaka is looking to reverse the position.
Tanaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tanaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanaka is letting Brown control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanaka is not content to let Brown control the position.
Tanaka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Tanaka gets full guard.
Tanaka is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tanaka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tanaka's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka staying out of range there.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Tanaka with an uppercut!
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Tanaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanaka slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Tanaka works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tanaka.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tanaka blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Tanaka dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Brown looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Tanaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emmett Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Brown.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emmett Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.

Tanaka looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Tanaka drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Tanaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Tanaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown scores with a jab. Tanaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Tanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown lands a jab to Tanaka's midsection.
Brown throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Tanaka shoots in.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Tanaka shoots in.
Brown cracks Tanaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Brown.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Tanaka is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tanaka is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanaka is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tanaka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tanaka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tanaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Tanaka trying to control the position.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Brown clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Brown misses with the combination.
Tanaka checks the leg kick.
Tanaka tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
Tanaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
No luck for Tanaka with that takedown attempt.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Brown leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Brown leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanaka defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Tanaka in a clinch.
Tanaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown is pushing Tanaka 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 misses with the head strike.
Tanaka blocks a body shot from Brown.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Tanaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanaka's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanaka is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tanaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Brown had his way with Shinji Tanaka in that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tanaka jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanaka wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Tanaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Tanaka tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tanaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanaka fails to pull guard.
Brown avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown is pushing Tanaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.

Tanaka is rocked!
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tanaka jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown connects with a body shot.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.

Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emmett Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka works his way into full mount!
Tanaka forces the positional change into back control.
Brown trying to control the position but Tanaka manages to sink in the hooks.
Brown is in bad spot here.
Brown wants to control his opponent's hands but Tanaka gets his hands free.

Tanaka tightening his grip on Brown, looking for the choke.

Tanaka seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Brown's chin but Brown turns very nicely into Tanaka's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Brown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmett Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmett Brown!
Emmett Brown retains his bantamweight title!
Emmett Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.