PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazusha Sakurabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakura Nazayami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Sakurabi
vs
Nazayami

183 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
173 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazusha Sakurabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakura Nazayami!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazayami throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Sakurabi scores a takedown into full mount!

Sakurabi has hold of Nazayami's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nazayami manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Sakurabi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nazayami has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nazayami is trying to escape the mount.
Sakurabi lands a nice shot to the head.
Nazayami throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sakurabi with the ground and pound from mount.

Sakurabi looking for a guillotine from mount but Nazayami is having none of it.
Sakurabi wants to control the pace but Nazayami is squirming around nicely.
Nazayami throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazayami working to try and regain half guard.
Sakurabi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nazayami flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nazayami is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nazayami is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nazayami flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nazayami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakurabi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nazayami working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Sakurabi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakurabi prevents Nazayami from getting the reversal.
Nazayami takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakurabi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nazayami can't escape the position.
Sakurabi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nazayami's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazayami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Sakurabi is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Nazayami is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Nazayami flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sakurabi anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Nazayami and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sakurabi slips an arm under Nazayami chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sakurabi has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sakurabi is squeezing on Nazayami like an anaconda would it's prey. Nazayami fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazusha Sakurabi!