PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd H (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feyd H has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Riku Ogawa's chin.

Ogawa
vs
H

173 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feyd H!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ogawa shoots in and bounces H off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
H wants to sweep but no luck.
H trying to keep a closed guard but Ogawa is proving a slippery customer.
Ogawa forces his way into half guard.
H is looking to control Ogawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can H avoid being mounted?
Ogawa uses his free foot to push down on H's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for H.

Ogawa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. H can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
H is squirming around, avoiding Ogawa's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
H is trying to escape the mount.

Ogawa goes for an armbar but H turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from H.
Ogawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ogawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
H must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ogawa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but H frees his head nicely. Oh but Ogawa has switched to an armbar! H is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Riku Ogawa!