PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kystovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenchi Fuchigami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kystovsky
vs
Fuchigami

180 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Kystovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tenchi Fuchigami!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kystovsky misses.
Kystovsky wants to clinch but Fuchigami slips to the side
and Fuchigami counters with a straight right hand.
Fuchigami blocks a head kick by Kystovsky.
Kystovsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuchigami bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kystovsky's head.
Kystovsky fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fuchigami closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kystovsky's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fuchigami working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fuchigami not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Kystovsky looking for a guillotine here but Fuchigami defends easily.
Fuchigami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kystovsky's head.
Fuchigami working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuchigami works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fuchigami working the head and body with strikes.
Fuchigami passes to side control.
Kystovsky stops Fuchigami from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchigami cracks Kystovsky with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Fuchigami lands an elbow.
Fuchigami looks up at the clock and then as Kystovsky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fuchigami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fuchigami is looking to take a break and control but Kystovsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kystovsky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kystovsky is looking for a sweep.
Fuchigami works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fuchigami trying to control the action but Kystovsky is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchigami lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fuchigami scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kystovsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fuchigami lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kystovsky down.
Fuchigami grinds an elbow into Kystovsky's temple.
Fuchigami cracks Kystovsky with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Fuchigami immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kystovsky is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Fuchigami!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tenchi Fuchigami! Tenchi Fuchigami retains his welterweight title!