PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seventoe Southpaw (ranked 4221 p4p, 4249 weight class) and Hiro Kurota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Southpaw
vs
Kurota

173 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seventoe Southpaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Kurota!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kurota closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Southpaw did well to prevent Kurota getting side control.
Southpaw won't allow Kurota to pass to mount.
Kurota works his foot free and advances to mount.

Kurota quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kurota but it's paid off an Southpaw is forced to tap! Nice work by Kurota.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiro Kurota!
Hiro Kurota seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.