PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Princess Leia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brown
vs
Leia

178 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Princess Leia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leia shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Leia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Leia tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Leia wants to control but Brown postures up.
Leia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leia is not content to let Brown control the position.
Leia is trying to improve his position.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Leia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leia regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leia is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Leia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Leia looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.

Leia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Leia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leia working a defensive guard but Brown passes into half guard.
Leia trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown is thwarting Leia's attempts to control the position.

Leia actively working from the bottom here.
Leia is not content to let Brown control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leia looking for submissions off his back.
Leia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown trying to control but Leia is working from the bottom.

Leia is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brown throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Leia's body to avoid the submission. Leia has instead reached around Brown's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Leia arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Princess Leia!