PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 2655 p4p, 290 weight class) and Scotty Tuote (ranked 2084 p4p, 243 weight class). The key to victory for Akira Harada has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Harada
vs
Tuote

169 cm
19
171 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scotty Tuote!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Harada.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Tuote's shoulder, as Tuote tries to avoid the shot.
Harada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Harada backing away here, and Tuote unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tuote throws a leg kick but Harada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuote has time to react.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuote.
Tuote looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tuote throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Harada fails to land with a series of punches.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tuote throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Harada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tuote is out of range.
Tuote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. Tuote does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuote misses with a lunging right hand
and Harada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuote loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada slips under a jab from Tuote.
Tuote misses with a lunging right hand
and Harada counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tuote is rocked!
Harada scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tuote.
Tuote now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuote loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.

Tuote closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tuote tries to land knees in the clinch but Harada avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuote obliges.
Tuote trying to land knees to the body.
Harada wants to break free but Tuote has control.
Harada is trying to break free.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuote misses with a knee to the head.
Harada managing to block the knees to the body from Tuote.
Tuote working Harada over with knees to the body.
Tuote has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuote landing knees to the body.
Tuote has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuote tries to land a knee to the head but Harada blocks with his arms.
Tuote struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Harada avoiding damage as Tuote throws knees to the body.
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!
Tuote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada working hard to break the clinch.
Tuote putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuote holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuote tries a knee to the head but Harada blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Harada.
Harada tries to break the clinch but Tuote is controlling the position.
Tuote tries to land a knee to the head but Harada blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Harada.
Tuote trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuote missing with knees to the body.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuote has double underhooks.

Harada breaks from the clinch.
Tuote misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Harada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuote. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuote blocks a jab.
Tuote throws a big shot that misses.
Harada is looking to clinch but Tuote is avoiding it.

Harada cracks Tuote with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harada has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tuote to stand back up!
Tuote is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tuote tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Harada wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
An out of breath Akira Harada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.