PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Yoshinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurisu Ikora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshinobi's entrance music is Light It Up. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yoshinobi
vs
Ikora

178 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Yoshinobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurisu Ikora!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshinobi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Ikora as Yoshinobi shoots in.

Yoshinobi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yoshinobi trying to control the action but Ikora is working from the bottom.
Yoshinobi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Ikora's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ikora controls the position for a moment.
Yoshinobi working away.
Ikora manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yoshinobi wants to stand up but Ikora is controlling the position.
Ikora is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshinobi sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshinobi wants to stand up but Ikora is controlling the position.
Yoshinobi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ikora does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshinobi stalling away here and it's allowed Ikora to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ikora tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ikora is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Yoshinobi frees his head nicely. Oh but Ikora has switched to an armbar! Yoshinobi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kurisu Ikora!