PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inuyasha Kagome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kagome
vs
Slabinac

185 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inuyasha Kagome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabinac shoots in but Kagome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kagome displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slabinac.
Slabinac has a takedown stuffed.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krunoslav Slabinac.
Slabinac scores with a one two! Kagome had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kagome feints and then cracks Slabinac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slabinac down.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Slabinac shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kagome is trying to defend but Slabinac finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kagome wants to control but Slabinac is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kagome on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kagome tries to get out of the position.
Slabinac slows the pace down in half guard.

Slabinac is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kagome is just riding it out for now. Slabinac eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome trying to control but Slabinac postures up.
Kagome knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slabinac on the ground.
Kagome wants to get back to his feet.
Slabinac wants to take a breather but Kagome is having none of it.
Kagome is trying to stand up here but Slabinac is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slabinac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kagome avoids it really well and circles away.
Slabinac fails with the takedown.
Kagome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slabinac looks for a takedown but Kagome sprawls well.

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.
Slabinac has a takedown stuffed.
Slabinac misses with a takedown attempt - Kagome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kagome throws a push kick but Slabinac slaps the foot to one side.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slabinac's sensitive parts.
Slabinac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kagome but Kagome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slabinac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slabinac looks gassed!
Slabinac shoots in but no luck this time.
Slabinac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kagome's waist but Kagome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slabinac off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac shoots in and drives through. Kagome sprawls well.

Slabinac closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kagome did well to prevent Slabinac getting side control.
Kagome trying to control but Slabinac postures up.
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.
Kagome is trying to stand.
Kagome controlling the position for now.
Slabinac controlling the action here.
Slabinac prevents Kagome from standing back up.

Slabinac maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kagome could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Slabinac has cracked it and Kagome is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Slabinac!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Krunoslav Slabinac!