PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny ChibaChiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny ChibaChiba has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

ChibaChiba
vs
Kurose

195 cm
23
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
143 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Londons Best Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonny ChibaChiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ChibaChiba throws a body kick that misses.
Kurose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ChibaChiba is looking to land body kicks.
ChibaChiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurose is looking to score with low kicks.
Kurose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
ChibaChiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ChibaChiba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurose.
Kurose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ChibaChiba pinned against the cage. ChibaChiba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonny ChibaChiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Kurose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurose is defended easily by ChibaChiba.
ChibaChiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ChibaChiba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurose.
ChibaChiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

ChibaChiba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ChibaChiba lands a few punches from side control.
ChibaChiba looks up at the clock and then as Kurose takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, ChibaChiba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
ChibaChiba throws an elbow but Kurose slips to the side and avoids it well.
ChibaChiba lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ChibaChiba lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kurose manages to work his way to half guard, despite ChibaChiba's best efforts.
Kurose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ChibaChiba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ChibaChiba's back!

Kurose looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy ChibaChiba right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ChibaChiba defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kurose looks gassed!
ChibaChiba is really stuck here.

Kurose looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ChibaChiba trying to control the hands but Kurose breaks the grip.
Kurose misses with punches from the back.

Kurose is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged ChibaChiba with him. ChibaChiba is trying to defend but Kurose has an arm under the chin now! ChibaChiba grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matthew Kurose!