PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajin Komamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komamura has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Walsh
vs
Komamura

190 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sajin Komamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Komamura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Komamura showed some decent athleticism there.
Komamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Komamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walsh keeps working.
Komamura wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Komamura lands a nice short elbow.
Komamura throwing shots but Walsh is blocking nicely.
Komamura trying to control the action but Walsh is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walsh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Komamura.
Komamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Komamura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Komamura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Komamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Komamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Komamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Walsh keeping moving, preventing Komamura from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komamura looking to sit in guard and control but Walsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Walsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walsh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walsh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Komamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Komamura is retaining full guard.
Walsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Komamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walsh is fighting to break Komamura's control of his arms but Komamura is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Komamura is looking to stand up but Walsh isn't so interested in that idea.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Komamura has his hands on Walsh's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Walsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Komamura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walsh advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Komamura but he's now mounted!
Walsh throwing strikes here but Komamura is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Komamura trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Komamura that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walsh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Walsh avoids the attempt from Komamura to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh looking to control but Komamura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Walsh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Komamura has Walsh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Komamura has Walsh pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Walsh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Komamura looking to stall.
Walsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walsh lands a body shot in the clinch.

Komamura lands a takedown into guard.
Komamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walsh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Komamura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Walsh controls Komamura momentarily but Komamura frees himself.

Walsh working for a triangle but Komamura defends it easily.

Walsh is looking for a triangle here but Komamura uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walsh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Komamura's best efforts.
Komamura wants to take a breather but Walsh is having none of it.

Walsh actively working from the bottom here.
Walsh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Komamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Komamura wants to get back to his feet.

Walsh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Komamura pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walsh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Komamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Komamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Komamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Komamura working the head and body with strikes.
Komamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Komamura wants to control but Walsh is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Komamura in particular looking to stall.
Walsh works his way to full guard. Good work.

Walsh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Komamura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komamura is continuing to stall.
Komamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Komamura connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sajin Komamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Komamura fails to land the takedown.

Komamura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Komamura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Komamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Komamura taking a breather here.

Komamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walsh has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh can't do much from the bottom here.
Walsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komamura scoring with punches and elbows.
Komamura working the head with strikes.
Walsh seems a little lost for a moment, as Komamura dominates the positioning.
Walsh tries to improve position but can't.
Walsh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Komamura is staying tight to Walsh's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Komamura goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Walsh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Komamura but great work by Walsh.
Komamura wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Komamura felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sajin Komamura has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walsh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Komamura defending against the ground and pound.
Komamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walsh trying to control the action but Komamura is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Walsh wants to control but Komamura is keeping him busy.
Komamura tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Walsh easily slips into full mount!

Walsh looking to secure an arm triangle but Komamura defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Komamura is trying desperately to improve position.
Komamura tries to hold on but Walsh pushes him away.
Walsh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Walsh trying to control but Komamura is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walsh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Walsh!
A very excited looking Mikey Walsh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.