PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuuri Sando (ranked 2684 p4p, 322 weight class) and Naizen Kamenashi (ranked 3716 p4p, 401 weight class). Naizen Kamenashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sando
vs
Kamenashi

182 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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Kore Fight Nutrition

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuuri Sando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naizen Kamenashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kamenashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sando lands a knee to the body.
Kamenashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sando throws an elbow but misses.
Sando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamenashi is defending well for now.
Kamenashi blocks a body shot from Sando.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.

Kamenashi breaks the clinch.

Sando gets tackled into the cage by Kamenashi. Kamenashi maintains the clinch.
Sando tries a knee to the head but Kamenashi blocks it.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamenashi avoids it.
Sando misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamenashi avoids the damage to the body.
Kamenashi avoids the elbow strike from Sando, against the cage.
Sando lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Kamenashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sando moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sando struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamenashi controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kamenashi pulls guard.
Kamenashi controls Sando momentarily but Sando frees himself.
Sando throws a big elbow that misses.
Sando has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kamenashi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sando throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kamenashi's body to avoid the submission. Kamenashi has instead reached around Sando's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kamenashi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Naizen Kamenashi!
Naizen Kamenashi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.