PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey D Luffi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luffi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One pece kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pending
vs
D Luffi

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monkey D Luffi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luffi tries to close the distance and clinch but Pending swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pending looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Luffi clinches with his opponent.

Luffi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Luffi working a defensive guard here.
Pending is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luffi looking to control.
Luffi pulls Pending in to control the position.
Pending wants to control from the top but Luffi keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luffi throws a couple of heel strikes.
Luffi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pending trying to control but Luffi is working from the bottom.
Luffi looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Luffi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Luffi showed some decent athleticism there.
Luffi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pending keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luffi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pending has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pending might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pending trying to control but Luffi postures up.
Luffi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pending. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luffi wants to take a breather but Pending is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pending shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luffi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Luffi is trying to get back to half guard.
Pending trying to control the action but Luffi is working from the bottom.

Pending wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luffi, who protects the arm well.

Pending is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luffi has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luffi is looking for a sweep.
Luffi is trying to control Pending's posture but Pending avoids it.

Pending looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luffi is looking for a sweep.
Luffi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pending has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pending moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pending has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Luffi is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fyodor Pending!