PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Imanari (ranked 2910 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Jung Ho Park (ranked 308 p4p, 322 weight class). Imanari comes to the cage accompanied by Yoshida Brothers: Rising. Jung Ho Park has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Imanari
vs
Park

170 cm
21
155
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
150
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jung Ho Park!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imanari takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Park has closed the distance and engaged Imanari in a clinch.
Imanari jumps guard but Park stands there with Imanari around his waist. Imanari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Imanari has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Park uses from the top position.
Imanari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Imanari is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Park rolls with it to try and escape but Imanari cranks on the arm and Park is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akihiro Imanari!
Akihiro Imanari spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.