PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izanagi Ippitsusai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto Grimm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ippitsusai
vs
Grimm

172 cm
25
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Core Tokyo

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagi Ippitsusai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grimm gets underhooks to prevent Ippitsusai's takedown attempt.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ippitsusai.
Grimm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grimm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippitsusai backwards.
Ippitsusai wants a takedown.
Ippitsusai blocking some punches.
Ippitsusai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grimm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izanagi Ippitsusai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ippitsusai as Grimm tries to tie him up.
Grimm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Izanagi Ippitsusai has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimm throws an elbow but misses.

Ippitsusai gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm manages to get to full guard.
Grimm is trying to keep Ippitsusai in close.
Ippitsusai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grimm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm wants to stand up but Ippitsusai is controlling him.
Grimm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grimm throwing shots but Ippitsusai is blocking nicely.
Grimm trying to control the action but Ippitsusai is working from the bottom.
Grimm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grimm passes into side control, despite Ippitsusai's attempt to control the position.
Ippitsusai is trying to improve his position.
Grimm scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grimm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ippitsusai down.
Ippitsusai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ippitsusai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grimm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ippitsusai is staying active underneath Grimm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ippitsusai wants to control but Grimm is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Grimm.
Ippitsusai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Grimm there.

Ippitsusai looking for subs from the bottom but Grimm mounts him!
Ippitsusai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ippitsusai is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Grimm.

Ippitsusai is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ippitsusai badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Grimm around the waist but Grimm pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Grimm is the winner by TKO! Grimm jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Grimm!