PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Minami
vs
Morimune

170 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimune shoots in for a double leg but Minami sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morimune fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minami throws a right hand that Morimune ducks under and follows up with a left that Morimune also avoids with ease.
Minami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morimune counters with a good, hard body kick but Minami shrugs it off.
Minami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morimune on the side of the head.
Morimune with a poor takedown

and Minami counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ikki Minami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Morimune is pressing down on Minami's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Minami trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minami seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Minami got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morimune has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Minami has managed to get both his arms back between Morimune's legs - danger averted.
Minami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune looking for a sweep. Not yet Morimune, not yet.
Minami is stalling in the full guard.

Morimune had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minami defends it easily.
Minami wants to pass the guard but Morimune is keeping the position.
Minami trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Morimune has an active guard here but Minami has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morimune is looking to improve his position.
Morimune has his hands clasped together around Minami's back. He's all about the action.

Minami looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minami prevents Morimune from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minami is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morimune sees it coming and defends easily.
Morimune wants to improve his position but Minami is controlling well.
Morimune trying to hold on to Minami's head to control him but Minami postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morimune tries for a takedown but Minami circles away easily

so Minami counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morimune wants to hit a switch here but Minami passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morimune there!
Morimune is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minami looking to secure an arm triangle but Morimune defends it well.

Minami is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morimune can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Minami is breathing heavily.
Morimune is trying to reverse the position but instead Minami has taken his back - oops!

Minami is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Morimune has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Minami is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Morimune defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikki Minami dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morimune defending well as Minami loads up on a big left hand.
Minami shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Morimune looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Minami trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minami is staying active underneath Morimune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Morimune is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Minami regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morimune stopping the sweep attempt from Minami.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minami manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morimune manages to get himself to full guard.

Morimune is looking for a triangle here but Minami uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Morimune gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morimune slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morimune is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Minami is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimune is trying to keep Minami in close.

Morimune has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Minami doesn't defend quickly enough and Morimune has managed to lock this one up! Can Minami escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Morimune on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Greer Morimune!