PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shin Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Quixote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Don Quixote was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Asuka
vs
Quixote

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Asuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Quixote!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quixote misses with a two punch combination.
Asuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asuka shoots in and drives through. Quixote sprawls well.
A solid body kick from Quixote.

Quixote takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Quixote.
Asuka prevents Quixote from breaking the clinch.

Asuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quixote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asuka tries for a takedown but Quixote sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quixote lands a jab-cross combination.
Asuka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Asuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quixote pinned against the cage. Quixote gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Asuka wants to clinch up but Quixote keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Quixote as Asuka shoots in.

Quixote shoots in and bounces Asuka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quixote passes into half guard.
Quixote passes to side control.
Quixote is putting a hurting on Asuka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Asuka is breathing heavily.
Quixote landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Quixote has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quixote scoring with punches from side control.
Quixote landing strikes.
Quixote happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quixote landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Quixote has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Quixote shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Quixote was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Quixote sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quixote working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quixote lands a big shot there that rocks Asuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Asuka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Quixote sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Quixote working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Asuka looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Quixote! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Don Quixote!