PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Kondo (ranked 5411 p4p, 6741 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 503 p4p, 557 weight class). The key to victory for Yoshihiro Kondo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kondo
vs
Garcia

170 cm
26
170
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
165
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia - that will leave a mark!
Kondo misses the shot to the body.
Kondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Garcia pulls Kondo into guard.
Kondo passes into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kondo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia is concentrating on defense, preventing Kondo from advancing position.
Garcia gets back to full guard.

Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondo tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Kondo won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia is controlling Kondo's posture.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Kondo tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Kondo tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Kondo is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Kondo decides to stand and escape the position.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia looks winded!
Kondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Kondo misses with a straight right.
Kondo throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Kondo.

Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Kondo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Kondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kondo misses with a looping left.
Kondo lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Kondo.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Kondo.
Kondo throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Kondo, which made it look bad.
Kondo throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondo throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshihiro Kondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nice combo by Kondo! Oh, that's hurt him - Garcia falls to the canvas and Kondo follows him into side control.

Garcia is rocked!
Sloppy strikes there by Kondo.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Kondo finish him?
Kondo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kondo advances nicely into full mount.

Garcia is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kondo locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Garcia is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshihiro Kondo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yoshihiro Kondo thanked Kore Fight Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).