PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Gominori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kovakanki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gominori's entrance music is In Flames - Take This Life. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gominori
vs
Kovakanki

187 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Top MMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Gominori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taisto Kovakanki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gominori throws a series of punches but Kovakanki avoids them all with ease.
Kovakanki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovakanki avoids the head kick by Gominori.
Gominori drops Kovakanki with a right and a left! Gominori comes rushing in but Kovakanki regains his composure and manages to keep Gominori in guard.

Kovakanki is rocked!

It looks like Taisto Kovakanki has been cut.
Kovakanki scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Kovakanki is still in real trouble! Can Gominori finish him?
Gominori looking to pass the guard.
Kovakanki seems to have recovered his senses.
Gominori slips nicely into half guard.
Kovakanki is looking for a sweep. Gominori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gominori looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Gominori is working for a kimura but Kovakanki is defending it quite comfortably.

Kovakanki is defending against the submission attempts here by Gominori.
Gominori wants to pass to mount but Kovakanki is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovakanki wants to control but Gominori is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Gominori is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kovakanki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Gominori drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kovakanki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kovakanki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kovakanki!
Gominori is breathing heavily.
Gominori gets back to half guard.
Kovakanki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovakanki wants to pass to mount but Gominori is defending the position.
Kovakanki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki trying to control from half guard but Gominori is working away.
Kovakanki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kovakanki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovakanki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kovakanki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gominori keeps working.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gominori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gominori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kovakanki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kovakanki tries to pass to full mount but Gominori defends it.
Gominori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Gominori working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovakanki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovakanki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kovakanki gets to his feet - Gominori follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki jabs at Gominori's body.
Kovakanki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovakanki closes the distance and clinches up with Gominori, looking for a takedown. Kovakanki pushes Gominori against the ropes but Gominori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kovakanki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gominori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gominori misses with a two punch combination.
Kovakanki slips a jab and a cross from Gominori.
Gominori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick there by Gominori.
A head kick misses from Gominori.

Kovakanki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gominori has had enough of the clinch but Kovakanki keeps him there for the moment.
Kovakanki goes for a takedown attempt but Gominori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kovakanki slips a jab and a cross from Gominori.
Kovakanki is looking to clinch.
Gominori tries a head kick but it misses.
Gominori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovakanki shoots in but no luck this time.
Taka Gominori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Kovakanki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovakanki wants to clinch up but Gominori keeps it at a distance.
Gominori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taka Gominori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gominori throws a series of punches but Kovakanki moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gominori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovakanki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovakanki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gominori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gominori tries a head kick but it misses.
Gominori misses with a kick to the body.

Kovakanki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kovakanki working the head and body with strikes.
Kovakanki is looking to take a break and control but Gominori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gominori has hold of Kovakanki's hands but Kovakanki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gominori wants to improve his position but Kovakanki is controlling well.

Kovakanki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gominori has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kovakanki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kovakanki wants to control but Gominori is keeping him busy.
Kovakanki scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gominori misses with a double jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gominori misses with a double jab.
Gominori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovakanki blocks a head kick by Gominori.
Kovakanki throws a head kick that Gominori semi-blocks.
Taka Gominori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kovakanki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kovakanki not doing much here.
Gominori gets full guard.
Gominori bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kovakanki's guard.
Gominori pushing down on Kovakanki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taka Gominori!