PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jugernaut Marvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebral Sonato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebral Sonato has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Marvel
vs
Sonato

175 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

179 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Very confident

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jugernaut Marvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebral Sonato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marvel pushes Sonato up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonato lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jugernaut Marvel has been cut.
Marvel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonato lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Sonato.
Sonato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marvel's efforts to push away.
Marvel is trying to break free.
Marvel is trying to break free.
Marvel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonato is trying to drag Marvel to the mat but Marvel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Sonato.
Sonato lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Marvel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sonato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marvel is trying to push Sonato away but Sonato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marvel is pressed up against the cage. Sonato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marvel down to the mat. Marvel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Marvel closes the distance and clinches.
Sonato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sonato gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marvel regains guard.
Sonato postures up in Marvel's guard and throws a big left but Marvel blocks it.
Sonato throwing strikes but missing.
Sonato trying to control but Marvel is working from the bottom.
Marvel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonato on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonato passes Marvel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sonato wants to take a breather but Marvel is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvel is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonato connects with a nice short shot to Marvel's temple.
Sonato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonato connects with a nice short shot to Marvel's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sonato is trying for a kimura here. Marvel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sonato wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rebral Sonato!