PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Volti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kuma
vs
Volti

172 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adriano Volti!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma misses with a takedown attempt - Volti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adriano Volti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Volti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kuma is positioning himself well to prevent Volti advancing to mount.
Volti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuma defending well though.
Volti not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volti preventing the sweep.
Volti wants to control from the top but Kuma keeps moving.
Kuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volti throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Volti wants to pass the guard but Kuma is keeping the position.
Kuma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volti doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuma circles away.
Kuma keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuma shoots and misses

and Volti counters with a single leg into guard. Kuma didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rila Kuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuma is trying to control the position but Volti postures up.
Kuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma is trying to keep Volti in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Volti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab, jab by Kuma - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Volti instigates a clinch.
Volti is trying to drag Kuma to the mat but Kuma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kuma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Volti looks gassed!
Volti fails to pull guard.

Volti jumps guard and drags Kuma to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Volti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Volti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuma to the mat! Kuma manages to get full guard.
Kuma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kuma postures up in Volti's guard and throws a big left but Volti blocks it.
Volti keeping moving, preventing Kuma from controlling successfully.
Kuma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuma trying to control but Volti is working from the bottom.
Volti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuma controls the pace.
Volti is breathing heavily.
Kuma won't allow Volti to sweep him here.
Kuma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Volti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma won't allow Volti to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuma tries to clinch but Volti moves out of range.
Kuma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Volti swivels and escapes.
Volti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuma fails with a takedown attempt.
Volti is looking to land body kicks.
Kuma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Volti circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rila Kuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volti throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Volti shoots in but Kuma avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kuma drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuma misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kuma.
Kuma misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Kuma is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Volti looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kuma gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Volti is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kuma lets go of the hold and Volti can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rila Kuma!