PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between chris fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuya Kuroda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

fu
vs
Kuroda

180 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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, chris fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuya Kuroda!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuroda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuroda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
fu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

fu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kuroda actively working from the bottom here.
fu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

fu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuroda is trying to stand up here but fu is controlling him well.
Kuroda controlling the position well.

fu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kuroda is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuroda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. fu is working away from the top position though.
Kuroda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kuroda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuroda keeping full guard, as fu tries to pass.
Kuroda keeping moving, preventing fu from controlling successfully.

fu drops back looking for a leg! Kuroda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuroda manages to kick fu off! fu jumps back into Kuroda's guard.
fu is breathing heavily.
Kuroda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Kuroda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
fu preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuroda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and fu counters with a single leg into guard. Kuroda didn't expect that.
fu won't allow Kuroda to get back to his feet.
fu sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as fu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
fu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuroda is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda trying to keep a closed guard but fu is proving a slippery customer.
Kuroda tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Kuroda gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
fu stops Kuroda from standing up.

fu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
fu is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuroda has wrist control.
Kuroda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kuroda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuroda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Kuroda working for a triangle but fu defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuroda swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Kuroda. No joy for fu on that attempt.
Kuroda tries to clinch
and fu counters with a one-two to the body.

fu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

fu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuroda takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kuroda is trying to improve his position.
Kuroda is not content to let fu control the position.
Kuroda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chris fu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuroda tries for a takedown but fu circles away easily

and fu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

fu wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuroda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kuroda manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Kuroda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
fu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

fu is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuroda wants to control but fu is keeping busy.
fu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuroda is breathing heavily.
Kuroda tries to push off, looking to stand up, but fu manages to move to mount!
fu tries to control but Kuroda wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuroda is trying desperately to improve position.
fu looking to control but Kuroda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuroda throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuroda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
fu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
fu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuroda?
fu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kuroda's face.

fu looking to secure an arm triangle but Kuroda defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda is working to get back to half guard.
fu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
chris fu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

fu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kuroda tries to hold on but fu pushes him away.
Kuroda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

fu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kuroda manages to avoid the submission attempt.

fu stands up.
Kuroda tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fu fails with the takedown

and Kuroda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuroda trying to control but fu is working from the bottom.

fu is looking for a triangle but Kuroda pushes his legs off easily.
fu looking to control.
fu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kuroda is posturing up here but fu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kuroda tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kuroda has to tap! Slick submission there by fu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). chris fu!