PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mote kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is A Passage In Time By Authority Zero. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mote
vs
Zetto

182 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Mote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akuma Zetto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetto tries to clinch but Mote is having none of it.
Mote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zetto wants to clinch.
Zetto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zetto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mote.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Mote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zetto shoots and misses

and Mote counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zetto's guard now.
Zetto being controlled here, momentarily.
Mote wants to control from the top but Zetto keeps moving.

Zetto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mote doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mote manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mote controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zetto on the ground.

Mote decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zetto, up you get!
Mote slips a jab and a cross from Zetto.
Zetto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zetto looks to land a combination but Mote avoids it well.

Mote gets a clinch.
Zetto stops a takedown attempt from Mote.
Zetto looking to throw knees to the head but Mote is blocking nicely.

Zetto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mote takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mote stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zetto.
Mote is breathing heavily.
A combination from Zetto does no damage.
Mote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zetto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Mote is rocked!

Zetto clinches up with Mote and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Mote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zetto lands a knee to the head.

Zetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mote fails to land the takedown.
Mote shoots in but no luck this time.
Zetto drops Mote with a naaaaasty hook - Mote is in real trouble here! Zetto dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akuma Zetto!