PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akita
vs
Silvers

171 cm
27
148 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akita stuffs the takedown.
Silvers wants to clinch up but Akita keeps it at a distance.

Akita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silvers trying to control from the bottom.
Akita winds up and cracks Silvers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvers wants to control but Akita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silvers wants to improve his position but Akita is controlling well.

Silvers looking for submissions off his back.
Akita thows a huge punch but Silvers dodges it nicely.
Akita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvers defending well though.
Silvers is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akita trying to mount his opponent but Silvers defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Akita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silvers!
Silvers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Silvers is rocked!

It looks like John Silvers has been cut.
Akita sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silvers is still in real trouble! Can Akita finish him?
Akita scoring with strikes but Silvers is staying in there.
A big strike lands for Akita! That's really hurt Silvers and he's turned his back - Akita keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Akita jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ren Akita!
Ren Akita retains his bantamweight title!