PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salmon Cod (ranked 5221 p4p, 3244 weight class) and Cheon Kwan Woong (ranked 515 p4p, 370 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cod
vs
Kwan Woong

182 cm
18
240
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salmon Cod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cheon Kwan Woong!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cod gets tackled into the cage by Kwan Woong. Kwan Woong maintains the clinch.

Cod drags the fight down to the ground.
Cod trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kwan Woong slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cod.
Cod throws a strike from the bottom but Kwan Woong passes into side control!
Cod is not content to let Kwan Woong control the position.
Kwan Woong working the body and head with strikes.
Cod is not content to let Kwan Woong control the position.

Kwan Woong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cod, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwan Woong tries to stand but Cod is controlling his head.
Cod is looking for a sweep.
Cod knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kwan Woong on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwan Woong is looking to take a break and control but Cod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cod is trying to improve his position.
Kwan Woong tries to stand but Cod is controlling his head.
Cod tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kwan Woong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Kwan Woong has hold of Cod's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cod seems comfortable defending it but Kwan Woong has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cod is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cod is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kwan Woong couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cheon Kwan Woong!