PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira The Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yoshihiro kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Punisher
vs
kondo

192 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira The Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yoshihiro kondo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Punisher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Punisher trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kondo is trying to maintain the position but The Punisher is very close to passing his half guard.
The Punisher controlling the action here.
kondo tries to get to full guard but The Punisher has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kondo wants to stand back up but The Punisher manages to pass into side control.
kondo can't do much from the bottom here.
kondo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Punisher off and has taken his back!
The Punisher trying to control the position but kondo manages to sink in the hooks.
kondo is looking to control The Punisher but The Punisher is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
kondo looking to hold on to the position here but The Punisher rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The Punisher pulls kondo in to control the position.

The Punisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
kondo is looking to advance position but The Punisher has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
kondo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kondo tries to hold on but The Punisher postures up.
kondo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

The Punisher working for a choke but kondo is defending well.

The Punisher has his arm under kondo's chin here. Game over son! The Punisher squeezes tightly and kondo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira The Punisher!