PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Safe Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kurt pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kid
vs
pike

177 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Safe Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, kurt pike!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid avoids the head kick by pike.
pike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

pike shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kid's guard.
Kid is pulling down on pike's head. It's preventing any offense from pike, at least for the moment.

Kid working for a triangle but pike defends it easily.

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

Kid had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. pike is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kid Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take pike's back instead.
Kid tries to keep control of the position but pike is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid avoiding pike 's attempts to control his hands.
Kid keeps control of the position easily here as pike tries to buck him off.

pike defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kid's arms.
Kid struggling to keep hold of the position.
pike trying to control the hands but Kid breaks the grip.
pike is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kid off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
pike looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kid is trying to control but pike is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
pike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kid tries to control but pike wriggling away.
pike is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pike is looking to escape.
pike stops Kid from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
pike is wriggling around trying to escape.
pike looks gassed!
pike is squirming around, avoiding Kid's attempts to control the action.
pike really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kid tries to control but pike wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kid looking to secure an arm triangle but pike defends it well.
Kid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Kid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Safe Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and pike counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kid is trying to maintain the position but pike is very close to passing his half guard.
pike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kid keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid regains full guard. Nicely done.

Kid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. pike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. pike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
pike preventing the sweep.
Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in pike's guard.
Kid wants to control from the top but pike keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Safe Kid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kid has his takedown stuffed

and pike counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Safe Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kid trying to control but pike postures up.
Kid wants to improve his position but pike is controlling well.
Kid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of pike's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take pike's back!
Kid tries to get the hooks in deep but pike pushed the leg off.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Safe Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kid shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. pike manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pike wants to sweep here but Kid controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but pike is retaining full guard.
Kid trying to control but pike is working from the bottom.
pike wants to stand but Kid is controlling the position.
pike keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
pike is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
pike keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts pike as he jumps to the side.
Kid shoots in for a double leg but pike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Safe Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches pike napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kid is looking to take a break and control but pike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but pike is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kid taking a breather here.
Kid trying to control the position but pike is working away.
Kid slows the pace down.

Kid tries for a kimura but pike is defending well.
Kid trying to control the position but pike is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kid in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... pike is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Safe Kid!