PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Nishijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nishijima's choice of entrance music: you a shock. John Brown had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the ring it seems that John Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brown
vs
Nishijima

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

No Bull

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Nishijima!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nishijima but Nishijima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nishijima as he avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishijima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.

Nishijima closes the distance and clinches.

Nishijima breaks from the clinch.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nishijima.
Nishijima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Eiji Nishijima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishijima wants to clinch.

Nishijima clinches with his opponent.
Nishijima can't get the takedown.

Nishijima breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishijima moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Nishijima misses with a wild combination.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Nishijima. Nishijima gets slowly back to his feet.

Brown shoots in and bounces Nishijima off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Nishijima is keeping the position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nishijima's head.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Brown has hold of Nishijima's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nishijima seems comfortable defending it but Brown has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nishijima is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nishijima is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Brown couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!