PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eagle Spurghoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toji Kawasaka (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.

Spurghoff
vs
Kawasaka

185 cm
21
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eagle Spurghoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toji Kawasaka!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spurghoff lands with a nice combination. Kawasaka backs away looking to recover.
Spurghoff misses with a takedown attempt - Kawasaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawasaka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spurghoff pulls his leg out and moves away.

Spurghoff moves into the clinch.

Spurghoff breaks the clinch.
Spurghoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Spurghoff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kawasaka to the ground. Spurghoff is now in Kawasaka's guard.
Spurghoff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kawasaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spurghoff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kawasaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawasaka, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spurghoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawasaka is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spurghoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kawasaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spurghoff trying to control but Kawasaka is working from the bottom.
Spurghoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spurghoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawasaka is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eagle Spurghoff just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Spurghoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spurghoff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kawasaka.
Spurghoff shoots in and drives through. Kawasaka sprawls well.
Kawasaka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eagle Spurghoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toji Kawasaka.
Spurghoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spurghoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Spurghoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Spurghoff tries to clinch there but Kawasaka circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spurghoff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kawasaka somewhat.
Kawasaka fails to land the takedown.

Kawasaka closes the distance and clinches.

Spurghoff manages to pull guard.
Spurghoff trying to keep a closed guard but Kawasaka is proving a slippery customer.

Spurghoff kicks Kawasaka off and gets to his feet.
Eagle Spurghoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spurghoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spurghoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawasaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawasaka slaps away a takedown attempt from Spurghoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spurghoff is breathing heavily.

Spurghoff tries to keep at a distance but Kawasaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spurghoff lands a nice knee to the body.

Spurghoff manages to break the clinch.

Kawasaka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawasaka wants to take a breather but Spurghoff is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spurghoff misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eagle Spurghoff dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Spurghoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kawasaka tries to avoid it but Spurghoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kawasaka to the ground. Kawasaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kawasaka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kawasaka is stalling here. Spurghoff is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kawasaka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Spurghoff has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kawasaka is not content to let Spurghoff control the position.
Spurghoff working the ground and pound from side control.
Kawasaka can't do much from the bottom here.
Kawasaka is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Spurghoff is staying active.
Spurghoff slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaka struggling a bit here.
Kawasaka is trying to get back to half guard.

Spurghoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kawasaka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spurghoff trying to control the action but Kawasaka is working from the bottom.
Spurghoff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spurghoff trying to control the position but Kawasaka is working away.
Kawasaka trying his best to control but Spurghoff has mounted him.
Kawasaka is trying to escape the mount.
Kawasaka is breathing heavily.
Kawasaka tries to lock up and control but Spurghoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spurghoff with good strikes from the mount here!
Spurghoff looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spurghoff lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Spurghoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kawasaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spurghoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spurghoff with shots to the head and body - Kawasaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spurghoff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spurghoff raining down shots from the mount!
Spurghoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spurghoff content just to control the position here.
Kawasaka is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kawasaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spurghoff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spurghoff cracks Kawasaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eagle Spurghoff dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Spurghoff shoots in for a takedown but Kawasaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kawasaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spurghoff's waist but Spurghoff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawasaka off to one side.
Kawasaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spurghoff as he avoids it easily.
Spurghoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kawasaka as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawasaka.
Eagle Spurghoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toji Kawasaka.
Kawasaka leaves Spurghoff with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Spurghoff.

Spurghoff drives through with a takedown into Kawasaka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Spurghoff stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Spurghoff scores a takedown into full mount!
Spurghoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kawasaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spurghoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kawasaka is squirming around, avoiding Spurghoff's attempts to control the action.

Spurghoff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spurghoff controlling the pace for now.
Spurghoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spurghoff breaks from Kawasaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Spurghoff content just to control the position here.
Kawasaka can't escape the position.
Spurghoff controlling from the full mount.
Spurghoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Spurghoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spurghoff is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kawasaka is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eagle Spurghoff!
A less than humble Eagle Spurghoff misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.