PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SuperFly. Matthew Kurose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Snuka's chin.

Kurose
vs
Snuka

176 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka scores with a nice strike.
Kurose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snuka.

Snuka knocks Kurose to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Kurose is rocked!

It looks like Matthew Kurose has been cut.
Kurose throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Oh Kurose is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurose tries to improve position but can't.
Snuka controlling the position from side mount.
Kurose seems to have got his legs back now.

Snuka stands up.
Kurose fails with the takedown.
Kurose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snuka lands a really nice looking cross but Kurose seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snuka tries to kick Kurose off but Kurose keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kurose is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snuka is just riding it out for now. Kurose eventually gives up the hold.
Snuka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snuka seems keen to control Kurose's posture.
Snuka 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.
Kurose tries to free his leg and advance position but Snuka is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurose trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snuka's guard.
Snuka is trying to keep Kurose in close.
Kurose looking to sit in guard and control but Snuka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kurose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurose is breathing heavily.
Snuka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kurose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snuka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurose 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.

Snuka stands up and waves to Kurose to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snuka is fending him off so far but Kurose persists. Nope, Snuka circles away and we're back to standing.
Snuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurose.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Snuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snuka blocks a head kick by Kurose.
Snuka misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Snuka misses.
Snuka moves out of range as Kurose throws a body kick.
Kurose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snuka as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Kurose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurose.
Snuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Kurose circles away and keeps his distance.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka lands a really nice looking cross but Kurose seems unphased.
Snuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses.

Snuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kurose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snuka smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Snuka. No joy for Kurose on that attempt.
Snuka connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Kurose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Snuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snuka takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Snuka misses

and Kurose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snuka throws an elbow but it misses.

Snuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurose avoids the head kick by Snuka.
Snuka misses with a double jab
and Kurose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurose.

Kurose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snuka!
Kurose lands a big shot there that rocks Snuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Kurose.
Snuka tries to reverse the position but Kurose maintains control.
Snuka is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose unloading with bombs!
Kurose throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Snuka because Kurose loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snuka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kurose scoring with strikes but Snuka is staying in there.
Kurose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kurose thowing shots but they're missing.
Kurose sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Snuka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kurose.
Kurose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snuka looks a forlorn figure.
Kurose has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Snuka's face.

Kurose looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kurose tries to control but Snuka wriggling away.
Snuka wants to control but Kurose is having none of it.
Kurose with shots to the head and body - Snuka looks very uncomfortable down there.

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.
Snuka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kurose punching from mount but Snuka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kurose is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kurose with the ground and pound from mount.
Snuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snuka blocking the ground and pound.
Kurose misses with a head shot.
Kurose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kurose tries to control but Snuka wriggling away.
Kurose thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kurose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snuka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kurose with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurose throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Snuka is working to get back to half guard.
Snuka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Kurose.
Snuka is working to get back to half guard.
Snuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurose thowing shots but they're missing.
Kurose trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Kurose is working for a guillotine from mount but Snuka frees his head quite easily.
Snuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kurose lands a big shot there that rocks Snuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kurose wants to control the pace but Snuka is squirming around nicely.
Snuka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Kurose.
Kurose with good strikes from the mount here!
Kurose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kurose landing strikes from the mount and Snuka is in trouble!
Kurose unloading with bombs!
Kurose looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kurose trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Kurose swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Snuka is now in Kurose's guard. A big mistake from Kurose there, giving up the dominant position!
Kurose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Kurose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Kurose's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick by Snuka misses

and Kurose counters with a shoot takedown. Snuka fights it but they end up in guard.
Kurose is in close to Snuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kurose has gone for a leg lock! Snuka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kurose's guard.
Snuka postures up.
Snuka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurose is keeping the position for now.
Kurose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snuka is staying active underneath Kurose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snuka keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Matthew Kurose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snuka is looking to control Kurose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snuka avoid being mounted?
Snuka tries to kick Kurose off but Kurose keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kurose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snuka keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Snuka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Snuka is in trouble now - Kurose has advanced to mount!
Snuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kurose throws some wild stikes that Snuka manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Snuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snuka is trying to escape the mount.
Kurose landing shots from mount.
Kurose wants to control the pace but Snuka is squirming around nicely.
Snuka is in a horrible position here. Kurose smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kurose landing punches.
Kurose with shots to the head and body - Snuka looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kurose is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kurose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matthew Kurose!