PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi has chosen Lust SIN as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gracie
vs
Kisaragi

175 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
134 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kisaragi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisaragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Kisaragi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Kisaragi dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kisaragi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Kisaragi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kisaragi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kisaragi passes into side control.
Kisaragi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

Kisaragi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gracie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kisaragi yanks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kisaragi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Kisaragi!