PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riese Deponte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ryoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Deponte
vs
Ryoku

180 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

KGB

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riese Deponte !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Ryoku!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deponte misses with a takedown attempt - Ryoku sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryoku misses with a takedown attempt

and Deponte counters with a single leg into guard. Ryoku didn't expect that.

Ryoku looking for a guillotine here but Deponte defends easily.
Deponte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Deponte tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryoku is retaining full guard.
Deponte is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deponte slips nicely into half guard.
Deponte trying to control from half guard but Ryoku is working away.
Ryoku gets back to full guard.
Deponte is looking to pass into half guard but Ryoku pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ryoku is in guard.

Deponte is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ryoku has his hands clasped together but Deponte extends an breaks Ryoku's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Deponte .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riese Deponte !