PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeus Mozart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Doom - Shiro Sagisu. Mozart has chosen Rock Me Amadeus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kitano
vs
Mozart

180 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Kitano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amadeus Mozart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozart lands a really nice looking cross but Kitano seems unphased.
Mozart misses the jab.
Kitano misses with a looping left.
Kitano avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kitano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kitano as the two fighters clinch.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano lands a body punch.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mozart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitano's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kitano cracks Mozart with a nice body shot.
Kitano pushes Mozart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitano pushes Mozart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kitano scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mozart blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Mozart.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mozart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mozart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mozart.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano misses with a body punch.
Mozart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kitano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mozart throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitano.
Mozart tries to throw a body punch but Kitano avoids it by throwing Mozart back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kitano.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Kitano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mozart.
Mozart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kitano.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kitano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mozart digs a right hand into Kitano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kitano's gas tank.
Mozart takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano blocks a body shot from Mozart.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mozart fails to land.
Mozart scores with a shot to the side of Kitano's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mozart struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitano controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mozart misses with a punch to the body.

Mozart jumps into guard, dragging Kitano to the mat.
Mozart keeping moving, preventing Kitano from controlling successfully.

Mozart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kitano trying to control but Mozart is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mozart pushes a forearm under Kitano's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kitano is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amadeus Mozart!
Amadeus Mozart is the new middleweight champion!
Amadeus Mozart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.