PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pot Kantai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsu Hide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsu Hide will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kantai
vs
Hide

200 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pot Kantai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsu Hide!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hide closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kantai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hide tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hide happy to just control the position for now.
Hide tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kantai gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Hide is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kantai is surviving well by controlling Hide's body position as best he can.
Kantai wants to hold on but Hide pushes him away.
Hide controlling his opponent.
Kantai is desperately trying to improve his position but Hide has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantai tries to hold on but Hide postures up.
Hide takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hide wants to take Kantai's back but he can't do it this time.
Kantai tries to hold on but Hide postures up.
Hide forces the positional change into back control.
Kantai trying to control the hands but Hide breaks the grip.

Hide has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kantai is defending well but eventually Hide manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kantai has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mitsu Hide!