PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Walsh (ranked 5777 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujimoto Ming (ranked 5648 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walsh
vs
Ming

200 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

218 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fujimoto Ming!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Ming has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Walsh to work.
Walsh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ming pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walsh slows down the pace here.
Walsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walsh gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ming.

It looks like Chang Walsh has been cut.
Ming prevents Walsh from breaking the clinch.

Walsh manages to pull guard.
Ming trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ming decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Walsh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Walsh decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ming rushes Walsh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ming using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walsh wants a takedown.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walsh tries for a takedown but Ming manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming digs a right hand into Walsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walsh's gas tank.
Ming lands a good knee to the midsection. Walsh won't want to take too many of those.
Walsh leaning against his opponent.
Walsh tries for a takedown but Ming manages to get underhooks.
Walsh taking a breather.
Walsh has Ming pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ming manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ming stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ming comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walsh wants a takedown but no success here.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Ming landing knees to the head.
Ming lands an elbow that stopped Walsh in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ming.
Ming lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Walsh is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujimoto Ming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chang Walsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ming scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Walsh tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ming manages to move to mount!
Oh Walsh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ming controlling his opponent.

Ming stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fujimoto Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ming has managed to clinch.
Walsh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ming just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ming comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Ming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ming jerks Walsh's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Walsh drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Ming goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Ming because Walsh was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Fujimoto Ming!
Fujimoto Ming looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I fight with honour, and today, you proved to have none.'.