PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KoKo Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hara
vs
Beware

176 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KoKo Beware!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beware throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hara shoots in for a takedown but Beware shows good takedown defense.
Hara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beware on the side of the head.
Hara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beware tries to close the distance and clinch but Hara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Beware gets caught flat footed, as Hara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hara is stalling in the full guard.
Beware keeping full guard, as Hara tries to pass.
Hara wants to control from the top but Beware keeps moving.

Beware has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hara off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beware's waist but Beware gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hara off to one side.
Beware misses with a left hand

and Hara counters with a shoot takedown. Beware fights it but they end up in guard.
Beware is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hara is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara trying to control but Beware is working from the bottom.
Hara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Beware is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hara is controlling him.
Hara is stalling in the full guard.
Hara wants to control from the top but Beware keeps moving.

Hara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beware swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beware circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hara drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Beware follows Hara to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KoKo Beware!