PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hata's entrance music is Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock. A fine choice. Michael James has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazuo Hata's chin.

Hata
vs
James

190 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Hata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael James!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James keeps the fight on the outside.

Hata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
James tries to get to full guard but Hata has control of the leg.

Hata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James is pressing down on Hata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James looks gassed!
Hata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hata passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for James!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hata working for a guillotine from mount but James is in no mood to give up.
James really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hata working for a guillotine from mount but James is in no mood to give up.

Hata has isolated one of James's arms. James looking to fight him off but Hata twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuo Hata!