PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yoshihiro Imanari has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yoshihiro Imanari seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Imanari
vs
Fry

172 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

175 cm
32
168 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Fry!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari moves in looking to clinch but Fry pushes him off.
Imanari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fry.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fry but Fry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A low kick from Fry is predictable there

and Imanari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fry won't be happy with that.
Imanari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fry keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fry can't do much from the bottom here.

Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Imanari landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Imanari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fry avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Imanari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fry keeps working.
Fry can't do much from the bottom here.
Imanari lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fry down.
Imanari 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.
Fry managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Imanari.
Fry struggling a bit here.

Imanari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Imanari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imanari cracks Fry with a big right hand but Fry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Imanari scoring with punches from side control.
Fry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Imanari misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fry is looking for a sweep.

Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fry wants to control but Imanari postures up.
Fry pushes Imanari away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Imanari gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Imanari is trying to get an arm triangle but Fry is defending well.
Imanari trying to control the action but Fry is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imanari in side control, throwing shots but Fry defends.
Imanari scoring with punches from side control.
Imanari misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Imanari working the body and head with strikes.

Imanari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Imanari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fry to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imanari scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Imanari is defended easily by Fry.
Imanari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fry can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Imanari.
Fry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Imanari blocks a leg kick.
Jack Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imanari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown but Fry shows good takedown defense.
Imanari tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
Fry throws a leg kick but Imanari moved away.
Fry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imanari.
Yoshihiro Imanari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fry connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Imanari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Imanari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imanari. That did some damage!
Imanari throws a nice looking combination but Fry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Imanari fails to land with a series of punches.
Fry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Imanari.
Jack Fry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Imanari looks to land a right hand but Fry moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imanari was well out of range. Poor timing from Fry.
Imanari is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Imanari or perhaps it was just good defense by Fry which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Fry.
Imanari misses with a body punch
and Fry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Imanari's knee momentarily.
Fry throws a body punch but Imanari moves out of range.
Imanari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fry.
Imanari cracks a nice hook into Fry's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fry lands but Imanari takes it in his stride.
Imanari thows a body shot but no joy.
Imanari just misses with a punch to the body.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Imanari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Imanari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Imanari misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Fry misses

and Imanari counters with a single leg into guard. Fry didn't expect that.
Imanari trying to control but Fry is working from the bottom.
Imanari passes Fry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Imanari seems to be working for a kimura but Fry defends the submission attempt.
Fry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Imanari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Imanari.
Imanari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Imanari seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fry is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yoshihiro Imanari!
Yoshihiro Imanari very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.