PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benzi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cm The (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.

Kato
vs
The

188 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benzi Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cm The!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Kato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The looks a forlorn figure.
Kato scoring with strikes but The is staying in there.

Kato jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The and Kato has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The trying to remain calm as Kato controls from the top position.
The is looking to reverse the position.
The takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kato cracks The with a big elbow.
The takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Kato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kato lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato scores with a couple of short elbows.

The is rocked!
The taking punishment in the form of punches.
The is still in real trouble! Can Kato finish him?
Kato cracks The with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kato immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! The is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kato!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benzi Kato!