PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Mayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tekito Tumoko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tumoko
vs
Mayers

185 cm
37
130 lbs
2 - 26 - 0

160 cm
29
140 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Mayers!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumoko wants to clinch up but Mayers keeps it at a distance.
Tumoko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tumoko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mayers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mayers trying to pass the guard but Tumoko defending well.
Mayers sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonathan Mayers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mayers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mayers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayers works his way into full mount!
Mayers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tumoko?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tumoko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mayers content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mayers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mayers extends the arm and Tumoko is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Mayers!
A victorious Jonathan Mayers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.