PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Janjan (ranked 5543 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Gouki Shibukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Janjan
vs
Shibukawa

170 cm
18
143
0 - 1 - 0

155 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodong Janjan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gouki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shibukawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shibukawa goes for a takedown attempt but Janjan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Janjan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Janjan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shibukawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Shibukawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janjan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shibukawa defending well though.
Janjan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Janjan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shibukawa to regain full guard.
Janjan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shibukawa on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janjan is fighting to break Shibukawa's control of his arms but Shibukawa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Janjan throws a sloppy strike and Shibukawa has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Janjan is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Shibukawa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gouki Shibukawa!
An out of breath Gouki Shibukawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.