PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Reckless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . Saku Thirtynine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomas Reckless's chin.

Thirtynine
vs
Reckless

178 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomas Reckless!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thirtynine gets a clinch.
Reckless prevents Thirtynine from breaking the clinch.
Reckless prevents the takedown attempt.

Thirtynine manages to pull guard.
Reckless stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thirtynine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thirtynine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thirtynine is looking to stand up but Reckless isn't so interested in that idea.
Reckless trying to control but Thirtynine is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reckless has gone for a leg lock! Thirtynine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reckless's guard.
Reckless is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckless keeping moving, preventing Thirtynine from controlling successfully.
Thirtynine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Reckless is looking for a triangle here but Thirtynine uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thirtynine is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thirtynine wants to control but Reckless is keeping him busy.
Reckless on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reckless tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thirtynine trying to control the position but Reckless is working away.
Reckless tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thirtynine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Reckless is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thirtynine's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Thirtynine! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Reckless has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Saku Thirtynine!