PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Rydanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rydanovic has chosen acdc - war machine as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kimura
vs
Rydanovic

175 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linus Rydanovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydanovic tries for a takedown but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.

Kimura closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kimura lands in his opponent's guard.
Kimura passes Rydanovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kimura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kimura'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.
Rydanovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kimura passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kimura wants to take his opponent's back but Rydanovic doesn't allow it.
Rydanovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kimura content just to control the position here.
Kimura prevents Rydanovic from getting the reversal.
Kimura controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jun Kimura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rydanovic throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
Rydanovic tries for a takedown but Kimura circles away easily

and Kimura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rydanovic!
Jun Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linus Rydanovic.
Rydanovic looks gassed!
Kimura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kimura looking for a guillotine from mount but Rydanovic is having none of it.
Kimura controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydanovic is looking to improve his position but Kimura isn't that keen on the idea.
Kimura content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jun Kimura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rydanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four 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.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rydanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Kimura's shoulder, as Kimura tries to avoid the shot.
Rydanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kimura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kimura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kimura frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rydanovic has given up his back. Will we see Kimura going for some submissions?
Kimura biding his time, controlling Rydanovic.
Rydanovic tries to escape but Kimura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kimura struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kimura gets a takedown into half guard.
Rydanovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rydanovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kimura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kimura's back!
Rydanovic gets his hands free as Kimura looks to control.

Rydanovic tightening his grip on Kimura, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Kimura is in bad spot here.

Rydanovic is persistently looking for the submission but Kimura is defending it well.
Rydanovic is breathing heavily.
Rydanovic tries to keep control of the position but Kimura is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydanovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Kimura preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rydanovic.
Kimura wants to control his opponent's hands but Rydanovic gets his hands free.
Kimura breaks Rydanovic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kimura stays in close to Rydanovic's body and controls the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kimura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kimura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rydanovic wants to improve his position but Kimura is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kimura in particular looking to stall.
Rydanovic wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydanovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rydanovic.
Rydanovic looking to control.
Kimura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Rydanovic working for a triangle but Kimura defends it easily.
Kimura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rydanovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Kimura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kimura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rydanovic wants to improve his position but Kimura is controlling well.
Jun Kimura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is controlling the pace.
Rydanovic wants to get back to full guard.

Rydanovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rydanovic wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Kimura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kimura stops Rydanovic from getting back to his feet.
Rydanovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kimura is working away from the top position though.

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

and Kimura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rydanovic!
Kimura controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kimura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rydanovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kimura throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kimura controlling his opponent.
Rydanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kimura controlling his opponent.
Rydanovic is trying to escape the mount.
Kimura controlling from mount.
Rydanovic really wants to buck Kimura off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Kimura dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rydanovic counters with a series of strikes. Kimura will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kimura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rydanovic sprawls well initially but Kimura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rydanovic wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rydanovic trying to hold on to Kimura's head to control him but Kimura postures up.
Kimura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rydanovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kimura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rydanovic for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rydanovic actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rydanovic trying to control from the bottom.
Kimura uses his free foot to push down on Rydanovic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rydanovic.
Rydanovic is squirming around, avoiding Kimura's attempts to control the action.
Rydanovic is looking to improve his position but Kimura isn't that keen on the idea.
Kimura wants to take Rydanovic's back here but Rydanovic is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Rydanovic is trying to escape the mount.
Kimura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kimura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rydanovic?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kimura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rydanovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rydanovic tries to reverse the position but Kimura maintains control.
Kimura looking to finish Rydanovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rydanovic!
Kimura content just to control the position here.
Kimura moves to take his opponent's back.
Kimura has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Rydanovic's body.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jun Kimura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kimura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controlling the pace.
Kimura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jun Kimura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rydanovic darts in trying to clinch

and Kimura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rydanovic!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controlling from the full mount.
Rydanovic wants to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura controlling the pace for now.
Rydanovic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kimura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rydanovic is looking to escape.
Rydanovic wants to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Linus Rydanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rydanovic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kimura blocks Rydanovic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kimura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Kimura!