PBP Commentary

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

Ilmarinen
vs
Asashoryu

178 cm
29
250 lbs
12 - 15 - 1

212 cm
39
274 lbs
34 - 19 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ilmarinen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Ilmarinen ducks straight into an uppercut from Asashoryu and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ilmarinen manages to regain guard straight away.

It looks like Asko Ilmarinen has been cut.
Asashoryu advances to half guard.

Asashoryu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ilmarinen sees it coming and defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ilmarinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asashoryu.

Asashoryu is looking for a kimura but Ilmarinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Asashoryu to get the leverage.
Asashoryu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ilmarinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asashoryu.

Asashoryu is trying for a kimura here. Ilmarinen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Asashoryu wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yokozuna Asashoryu!
A very excited looking Yokozuna Asashoryu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.