PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Komatsu Akiaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akiaki's choice of entrance music: Enter the Dragon. 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 Komatsu Akiaki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McGill
vs
Akiaki

169 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Komatsu Akiaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akiaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Akiaki tries to clinch up.
Akiaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akiaki tries to clinch but McGill moves out of range.
McGill tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Akiaki moves into the clinch.
McGill managing to block the knees to the body from Akiaki.
Akiaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

McGill gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Akiaki regains guard.

Akiaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGill defends it easily.

Akiaki looking for a guillotine here but McGill defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Akiaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

McGill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akiaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGill has managed to get both his arms back between Akiaki's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Akiaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGill pushing down on Akiaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Akiaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akiaki looks gassed!

McGill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Akiaki defend it? McGill steps over the head and cranks it - Akiaki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McGill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bogie McGill!