PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kojima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kojima
vs
Diablo

177 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Kojima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diablo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo misses with a looping right.
Diablo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kojima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kojima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kojima gets caught flat footed, as Diablo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diablo controls from within his opponent's guard.

Kojima working for submissions but it's allowed Diablo to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo slips a nice elbow through Kojima's hands, connecting with Kojima's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Diablo is trying for a kimura here. Kojima looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Diablo wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Santiago Diablo!