PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Los Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenuichio Harada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcos De Los Santos's chin.

De Los Santos
vs
Harada

192 cm
29
255 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

199 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos De Los Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Los Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Los Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Harada.
De Los Santos cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Harada lands a big head kick that sends De Los Santos tumbling to the mat! Harada takes a step backwards and waves De Los Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Marcos De Los Santos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

De Los Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harada is looking for a sweep.
De Los Santos trying to control the position but Harada is working away.

De Los Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harada manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Harada actively working from the bottom here.
De Los Santos with the ground and pound but Harada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Los Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

De Los Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harada has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Los Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Harada's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Los Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Los Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Los Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Harada has wrist control.
De Los Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Harada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harada has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Harada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Los Santos defends well.

De Los Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Los Santos throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Los Santos with a nice head shot there.
De Los Santos trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.

Harada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Los Santos defends well.
De Los Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Harada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Los Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Los Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Los Santos working some strikes from top position.
Harada throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Los Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada controls De Los Santos momentarily but De Los Santos frees himself.

De Los Santos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Harada to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! De Los Santos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Harada pulls down on the head and he's put De Los Santos to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenuichio Harada!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kenuichio Harada waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.