PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedor Kouture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Bei Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kouture kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Mary has a Little Lamb. Zhang Bei Liu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pedor Kouture's chin.

Kouture
vs
Bei Liu

191 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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, Pedor Kouture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Bei Liu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu blocks a head kick by Kouture.

Kouture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liu!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Liu has eaten all the pies!
Liu is looking to improve his position but Kouture isn't that keen on the idea.
Kouture takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kouture blocks Liu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kouture trying to control but Liu is having none of it.
Kouture lands a heavy elbow.
Liu can't escape the position.
Liu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kouture controlling his opponent.
Kouture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liu wants to control but Kouture is having none of it.
Liu is looking to get to half guard.
Liu looks gassed!
Kouture controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu is controlling an arm, preventing Kouture from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Liu can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouture controlling from mount.
Kouture's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kouture landing shots from mount.
Liu is in all sorts of trouble here.

Kouture working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kouture trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouture lands a heavy elbow.
Liu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kouture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liu on the ground.
Kouture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liu is looking to escape.
Liu wants to control but Kouture is having none of it.
Kouture looking to control but Liu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kouture with a couple of short strikes.
Kouture with good strikes from the mount here!
Liu stops Kouture from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Liu tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kouture tries to control but Liu wriggling away.
Liu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Liu wants to control but Kouture is having none of it.

Kouture goes for an armbar but Liu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Liu.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kouture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedor Kouture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liu has his takedown stuffed

and Kouture counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Liu working a defensive guard here.
Liu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kouture's guard.
Kouture has his hands on Liu's head, controlling the position.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Kouture is keeping the position.
Liu is breathing heavily.
Kouture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kouture tries to get out of the position.
Kouture trying to control the position.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Kouture is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouture keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu pushes down on Kouture's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kouture is staying active underneath Liu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kouture closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kouture lands in his opponent's guard.

Liu looking for a guillotine here but Kouture defends easily.

Kouture is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Liu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Liu has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouture keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
Kouture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Liu postures up.
Kouture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kouture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Liu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouture keeping full guard, as Liu tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kouture counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liu won't be happy with that.
Liu manages to get back to half guard.

Liu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Liu wants to control but Kouture is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liu scores with a few weak punches.
Liu is pressing down on Kouture's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kouture trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Pedor Kouture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouture is pushing down on Liu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Liu is fighting to maintain full guard but Kouture has managed to sneak the leg through.

Liu actively working from the bottom here.
Liu is looking to control Kouture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liu avoid being mounted?
Kouture is trying to control the action in half guard but Liu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kouture seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Kouture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kouture prevents Liu from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kouture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu is trying to control Kouture's posture but Kouture avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedor Kouture dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kouture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liu!
Liu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Liu is squirming around, avoiding Kouture's attempts to control the action.
Liu regains half guard.
Kouture prevents Liu from improving his position.
Liu is trying to maintain the position but Kouture is very close to passing his half guard.
Liu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kouture trying to pass the guard but Liu defending well.
Kouture wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu wants to control but Kouture is keeping busy.
Kouture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kouture is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kouture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liu's waist but Liu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kouture off to one side.
Kouture misses with a takedown
and Liu counters with an outside leg kick.
Liu shoots and misses

and Kouture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Liu manages to pull guard.
Liu looking for a sweep. Not yet Liu, not yet.

Liu has his foot on Kouture's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kouture works his way back into a safe position though.
Liu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Liu has his foot on Kouture's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kouture works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liu is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu is stalling in the full guard.
Kouture has Liu pulled in close to control his posture.
Kouture wants to get back to his feet but Liu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kouture looking for a sweep. Not yet Kouture, not yet.
Kouture trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kouture is looking to stand up but Liu isn't so interested in that idea.
Kouture is trying to keep Liu in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kouture clinches but Liu breaks the clinch

and Liu moves into the clinch.

Liu successfully pulls guard.
Kouture wants to pass the guard but Liu is keeping the position.
Kouture is working hard here to advance position.
Kouture trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liu has Kouture pulled in close to control his posture.
Liu is trying to control the position but Kouture postures up.
Kouture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Liu has his foot on Kouture's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kouture works his way back into a safe position though.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Kouture from controlling successfully.
Kouture postures up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zhang Bei Liu!