PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoishi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beetlejuice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Is Beetle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Uzomaki
vs
Beetlejuice

210 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

208 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoishi Uzomaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uzomaki pushes Beetlejuice up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Beetlejuice.

Beetlejuice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Beetlejuice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beetlejuice is trying to control the position but Uzomaki postures up.
Beetlejuice throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Beetlejuice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uzomaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uzomaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uzomaki wants to stand but Beetlejuice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Beetlejuice trying to control the position here.
Beetlejuice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uzomaki's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beetlejuice wants to control from the top but Uzomaki keeps moving.
Beetlejuice prevents Uzomaki from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beetlejuice trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzomaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzomaki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beetlejuice stops Uzomaki from standing up.

Uzomaki has his feet on Beetlejuice's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Beetlejuice clinches up with Uzomaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Uzomaki avoiding damage as Beetlejuice throws knees to the body.
Uzomaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beetlejuice takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Beetlejuice jumps into guard, dragging Uzomaki to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beetlejuice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uzomaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Uzomaki keeping moving, preventing Beetlejuice from controlling successfully.
Uzomaki 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.
Beetlejuice advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beetlejuice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Uzomaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beetlejuice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Uzomaki down.
Uzomaki is trying to buck Beetlejuice off.
Uzomaki is breathing heavily.
Beetlejuice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzomaki keeps working.
Uzomaki is trying to get back to his feet.
Beetlejuice passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Uzomaki!

Beetlejuice has control of Uzomaki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uzomaki regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Beetlejuice working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Uzomaki is squirming around, avoiding Beetlejuice's attempts to control the action.
Beetlejuice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uzomaki hang on?
Beetlejuice trying to control but Uzomaki is having none of it.

Beetlejuice has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Uzomaki is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lester Beetlejuice!