PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto has chosen Otep - Blood Pigs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kelly
vs
Matsumoto

175 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matsumoto sprawls well. Matsumoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Matsumoto tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Matsumoto lands with a shot to the body.
Matsumoto throws a series of strikes that have Kelly backpedaling.

Matsumoto moves into the clinch.

Matsumoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Matsumoto pushes Kelly up against the ropes in a clinch.

Matsumoto breaks from the clinch.
Matsumoto wants to clinch.

Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelly's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is not content to let Matsumoto control the position.
Matsumoto trying to pass the guard but Kelly defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Kelly is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Matsumoto rolls with it to try and escape but Kelly cranks on the arm and Matsumoto is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Kelly!