PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sal Biek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Sapporo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sal Biek had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Orion Sapporo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Biek
vs
Sapporo

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sal Biek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orion Sapporo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapporo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sapporo throws a low kick, looking for Biek's leg but Biek calmly moves out of range.
Sapporo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biek's sensitive parts.
Sapporo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Sapporo there.
Biek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sapporo missing with a left hand there. Biek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sapporo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biek checks it well.
Biek slips a jab and a cross from Sapporo.
Biek slips a jab and a cross from Sapporo.
No joy there for Sapporo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sapporo misses with a double jab.

Biek closes the distance and clinches.
Sapporo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sapporo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biek prevents Sapporo from breaking the clinch.

Sapporo pulls guard.
Sapporo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Sapporo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Biek is defending well. Sapporo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Biek has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sapporo celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Orion Sapporo!