PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Imanari (ranked 794 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Joseph Futeran (ranked 42 p4p, 125 weight class). Imanari comes to the cage accompanied by 吉田兄弟 Rising. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Imanari
vs
Futeran

165 cm
27
145
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
146
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

SpeeDee BBQ
HELLBENT

Arcticus University: London

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Imanari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Futeran!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Imanari closes the distance and pushes Futeran back into the cage.
Futeran looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Futeran.
Futeran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Imanari decides to pull guard.
Futeran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Imanari keeping moving, preventing Futeran from controlling successfully.

Futeran lying in Imanari's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Imanari decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Futeran taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuo Imanari!
Kazuo Imanari is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Kazuo Imanari misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.