PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Matsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsu comes into the arena with LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Okamoto's choice of entrance music: Fleur de lis - Jucifer. Hatsu Matsu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Matsu
vs
Okamoto

198 cm
24
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hatsu Matsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeo Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto misses with a straight right.
Matsu throws a head kick but Okamoto moves out of range.
Matsu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okamoto's head.
Matsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okamoto throws out the jab.
Matsu loads up on a big right hand but Okamoto slips the punch.
Matsu just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Matsu.
Matsu just misses with a punch to the body.

Matsu drives through with a takedown into Okamoto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Okamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matsu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okamoto controls Matsu momentarily but Matsu frees himself.
Matsu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Okamoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matsu working some strikes from top position.
Matsu throws a big elbow that misses.
Matsu cracks Okamoto with a solid left hand.
Okamoto working a defensive guard here.

Okamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matsu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsu scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Okamoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsu defends it easily.
Matsu landing with the ground and pound.
Matsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Okamoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matsu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okamoto controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsu won't allow Okamoto to sweep him here.
Matsu 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.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Matsu from controlling successfully.
Matsu postures up.

Okamoto looking for a guillotine here but Matsu defends easily.
Matsu wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.

Okamoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matsu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matsu lands a couple of digs.
Matsu wants to control from the top but Okamoto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsu.
Matsu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matsu cracks Okamoto with a solid left hand.
Okamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Matsu is proving a slippery customer.
Okamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Okamoto, not yet.

Matsu is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Okamoto has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Matsu is looking to defend but Okamoto has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Matsu! Okamoto pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Matsu taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Takeo Okamoto! Takeo Okamoto retains his light heavyweight title!
Takeo Okamoto gave a mention to Happy Pills in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).