PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ogawa
vs
Woods

173 cm
27
148 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Spartan Fight Gear - Tokyo Defiance

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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 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerry Woods!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ogawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Woods is trying to control the position but Ogawa postures up.
Ogawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ogawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Woods wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Woods takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Ogawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Woods is defending well.
Woods is trying to buck Ogawa off.
Ogawa advances nicely into full mount.
Ogawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ogawa prevents Woods from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to hold on but Ogawa pushes him away.
Ogawa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Ogawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Woods is surviving well by controlling Ogawa's body position as best he can.

Ogawa has hold of Woods's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Woods manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ogawa is breathing heavily.
Ogawa tries to control but Woods wriggling away.
Woods is bucking up trying to escape but Ogawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Woods really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Woods has left one of his arms exposed and Ogawa doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Woods screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riku Ogawa!