PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Geert Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oda Nobunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobunaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Japanese dance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Geerts
vs
Nobunaga

174 cm
24
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geert Geerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Nobunaga!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Nobunaga coming out on top.
Nobunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geerts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nobunaga avoids the body shot from Geerts.

Geerts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Geerts blocks an uppercut.
Nobunaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Geerts backwards.
Nobunaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobunaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geerts backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nobunaga.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nobunaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobunaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobunaga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nobunaga can't find room to land a body shot as Geerts controls the action.
Nobunaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobunaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Nobunaga scores with a shot to the side of Geerts's head.
A shot in the inside from Nobunaga.

Geerts ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Geerts no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Geerts keeping full guard, as Nobunaga tries to pass.
Geerts wants to sweep here but Nobunaga controlling him for the moment.
Geerts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Geerts has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nobunaga doesn't defend quickly enough and Geerts has managed to lock this one up! Can Nobunaga escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Geerts on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Geert Geerts!
Oda Nobunaga spoke after the fight, saying 'Hatsu shigure saru mo komino wo hoshige nari. Arigato.'.