PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleto Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollow Ichigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichigo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Decapitated - Spheres of Madness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rodriquez
vs
Ichigo

188 cm
22
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Bushido Clothing
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cleto Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hollow Ichigo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ichigo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rodriquez 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.
Rodriquez is working hard here to advance position.
Ichigo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ichigo is trying to escape the mount.

Ichigo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez looking to control but Ichigo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriquez working for a guillotine from mount but Ichigo is in no mood to give up.

Rodriquez is working for a guillotine from mount but Ichigo frees his head quite easily.
Ichigo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rodriquez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ichigo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rodriquez fails to take his opponent's back.
Ichigo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Rodriquez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ichigo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ichigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodriquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ichigo defends it well.
Rodriquez is looking to take a break and control but Ichigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ichigo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriquez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ichigo!
Ichigo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rodriquez. What's that going to do exactly?
Ichigo is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodriquez seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ichigo is holding on tight.

Rodriquez working for a submission but Ichigo is keeping him at bay.
Rodriquez is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ichigo is looking to improve his position but Rodriquez isn't that keen on the idea.

Rodriquez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriquez working for a guillotine from mount but Ichigo is in no mood to give up.
Ichigo is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodriquez has a good base and remains in mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cleto Rodriquez!