PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Babu Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushiko Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yushiko Tanaka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Singh
vs
Tanaka

185 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Babu Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yushiko Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Tanaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Singh doesn't seem phased though.
Singh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.

Singh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanaka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Singh lands a few punches from side control.
Singh lands a few punches from side control.
Singh lands a decent elbow from side control.

Tanaka is rocked!
Singh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Singh lands a few punches from side control.
Tanaka is still in real trouble! Can Singh finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Singh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Singh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tanaka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Singh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Singh lands a huge shot from side control! Tanaka is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Babu Singh!