PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane's entrance music is entersandman. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kane
vs
Kimura

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura shoots for a double leg takedown but Kane sprawls well. He's pushed Kimura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kimura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kane is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Rick Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rick Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Kimura.
Kane tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kane tries to clinch up.
Kane tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Kane tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kimura shoots in but Kane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimura blocks it with crossed arms.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but Kimura blocks with his arms.
Kane lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Daisuke Kimura has been cut.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura avoiding damage as Kane throws knees to the body.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane stops a takedown attempt from Kimura.
Kimura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kimura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kane gets underhooks to prevent Kimura's takedown attempt.
Kimura jumps guard but Kane stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura goes for a takedown attempt but Kane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Kane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kane tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Rick Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Kimura shoots in.
Kimura shoots in but Kane avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
Kane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane misses with a knee strike.
Kane landing knees to the head.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane landing knees to the head.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane is pressed up against the cage. Kimura has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kimura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane tries to clinch up.
No luck for Kimura with that takedown attempt.
Kimura loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Kane tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.

Kimura shoots in and bounces Kane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Kane kicks Kimura off and gets to his feet.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimura misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kane tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kane as he jumps to the side.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Kane tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Kane tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane slips under a jab.

Kimura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kane is trying to buck Kimura off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kane is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kimura passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kane!
Kane is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Kimura looking to isolate an arm here. Kane doesn't see it coming and as Kimura extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daisuke Kimura!