PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luda Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saigon Chaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chris
vs
Chaia

185 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luda Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saigon Chaia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Chaia misses.
Chris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaia.

Chris shoots in and bounces Chaia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chris tries to free his leg and advance position but Chaia is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaia trying to keep a closed guard but Chris is proving a slippery customer.
Chris trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chris content to stall in guard here.
Chris trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Luda Chris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Chaia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chris is one step ahead there.
Chris wants to control from the top but Chaia keeps moving.
Chris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chaia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chaia looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaia, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luda Chris wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Chris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Chris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chaia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Chris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaia is looking for a sweep.

Chris is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chaia looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chris gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chaia is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chris lets go of the hold and Chaia can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luda Chris!