PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hero Tasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shipping down to boston. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tasaki
vs
Green

186 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hero Tasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Green!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasaki throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.

Green looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tasaki!
Tasaki is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Tasaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Green tries to control but Tasaki wriggling away.
Tasaki regains half guard.
Tasaki tries to kick Green off but Green keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tasaki's head.
Green trying to control the pace.
Green seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tasaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tasaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Green slows the pace down in half guard.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green wants to take a breather but Tasaki is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tasaki kicks Green off and gets back to his feet.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Tasaki pushes him off.
Green tries to clinch but Tasaki is having none of it.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tasaki shoots in for a double leg but Green sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tasaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tasaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Green is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Tasaki finish him?

Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Tasaki.

Tasaki breaks the clinch.
Tasaki lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Green falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hero Tasaki!