PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Martin
vs
Kame

182 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with an uppercut

and Kame counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martin moves into full guard.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kame looking to pass the guard.
Martin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martin tries to get out of the position.
Kame slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Kame tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kame has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kame tries to advance to mount but Martin denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Martin!
Kame moves to the back position.
Martin wants to escape the position.

Kame is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Martin is defending well though. Kame let's go of the attempt for now.

Martin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kame.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kame is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Kame is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martin looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kame is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is doing well to control the position and prevent Kame from advancing to side control.

Kame is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kame to get the leverage.

Kame is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Kame is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kame is working for a kimura but Martin is defending it quite comfortably.
Martin wants to improve his position but Kame is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kame looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuririn Kame dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kame looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kame on the ground.
Kame moves to back control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kame gets his way!
You can see the frustration on Martin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Kame is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Martin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kame.
Martin trying to control the hands but Kame breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kame is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Kame is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kame is hanging on to Martin's back as he tries to escape.
Martin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Martin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Kame is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Martin has given up his back. Will we see Kame going for some submissions?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kame patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Kame looking for the choke from the back.
Kuririn Kame has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kame has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Martin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Martin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Martin showing good submission defense here.

Kame working for a choke but Martin is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the hands but Kame breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Martin showing good submission defense here.

Kame has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Martin is in real trouble here. Kame gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Martin is tapping out! Kame wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kuririn Kame!