PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumi Gaeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed's entrance music is Anthem. A fine choice. Gaeshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. John Greed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sumi Gaeshi's chin.

Greed
vs
Gaeshi

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sumi Gaeshi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Gaeshi.
Gaeshi scores with a head kick.
Greed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaeshi counters with a good low kick that Greed was not able to check.
Gaeshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greed. That did some damage!
Greed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greed. That did some damage!
Greed misses with the combination.
Gaeshi scores with a kick to the body.
Gaeshi throws a left and a right that both miss

so Greed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greed trying to control but Gaeshi is working from the bottom.
Greed scoring with some ground and pound.
Gaeshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaeshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaeshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaeshi, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaeshi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greed!
Gaeshi prevents Greed from getting the reversal.
Gaeshi working the ground and pound effectively.
Greed is looking to improve his position but Gaeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Greed wants to hold on but Gaeshi pushes him away.
Gaeshi lands a heavy elbow.
Gaeshi scoring with strikes but Greed is staying in there.

Gaeshi has hold of Greed's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Greed manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gaeshi is landing with some decent strikes but Greed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Greed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaeshi on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed is looking to improve his position but Gaeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Greed wants to control but Gaeshi is having none of it.
Greed is breathing heavily.
Greed swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gaeshi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gaeshi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greed?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greed is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaeshi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greed is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gaeshi working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaeshi lands a big shot there that rocks Greed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gaeshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaeshi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Greed tries to hold on but Gaeshi postures up.
Gaeshi landing strikes from the mount.
Greed taking shots to the head.

Greed is rocked!
Greed is in a horrible position here. Gaeshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Greed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaeshi lands a big elbow - Greed is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Greed is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sumi Gaeshi!