PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yemon Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yemon Fujiwara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fujiwara
vs
Kim

189 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yemon Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Horrible takedown by Fujiwara or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Fujiwara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.

Kim moves into range and clinches up with Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.

It looks like Mikey Kim has been cut.
Fujiwara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kim pulls guard.

Fujiwara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fujiwara stands and steps away. Kim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Kim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Fujiwara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujiwara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fujiwara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fujiwara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujiwara wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Fujiwara trying to get back to full guard but Kim takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kim looking to control but Fujiwara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim working the ground and pound effectively.
Kim content just to control the position here.
Fujiwara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Fujiwara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara is trying to escape the mount.
Fujiwara is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujiwara wants to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
Fujiwara is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fujiwara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kim scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kim trying to control but Fujiwara is having none of it.
Fujiwara is looking to improve his position but Kim isn't that keen on the idea.
Fujiwara regains half guard.
Kim content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujiwara tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Fujiwara wants to control the action here but instead Kim manages to pass to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fujiwara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fujiwara wants to get back to his feet.
Kim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kim wants to control the pace but Fujiwara is squirming around nicely.
Kim looks gassed!
Fujiwara is working to get back to half guard.
Kim wants to control the pace but Fujiwara is squirming around nicely.
Kim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kim trying to control but Fujiwara is having none of it.
Fujiwara is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fujiwara tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fujiwara's guard.

Fujiwara looking for a guillotine here but Kim defends easily.
Fujiwara wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim cracks Fujiwara with a solid left hand.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fujiwara wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kim is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.

Kim content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Fujiwara has locked up a guillotine! Fujiwara's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kim is holding on here and Fujiwara must be using up a lot of energy. Kim has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Fujiwara gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yemon Fujiwara!