PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Dimagiba (ranked 6617 p4p, 478 weight class) and Naoko Marui (ranked 4687 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dimagiba
vs
Marui

160 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Marui is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimagiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimagiba staying out of range there.
Dimagiba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marui back to the cage. Dimagiba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dimagiba wants to clinch up but Marui keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimagiba shoots and misses
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimagiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marui circles away.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Marui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Marui instigates a clinch.
Marui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dimagiba tries to pull guard but Marui forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dimagiba takes a shot to the head.
Marui controlling the action here for a moment.
Marui is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
Dimagiba keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Marui breaks from the clinch.

Marui rushes Dimagiba and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marui.

Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui shoots in looking for a takedown. Dimagiba tries to sprawl out of it but Marui keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dimagiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Marui is having none of it.
Marui lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Dimagiba is rocked!
Marui throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dimagiba clean off his feet! He's out cold! Marui stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naoko Marui!
During a confident post fight interview, Naoko Marui thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.