PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwong Loo (ranked 4090 p4p, 5146 weight class) and Jin Kimura (ranked 478 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Kimura will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Loo
vs
Kimura

190 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
180
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwong Loo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loo gets a double leg takedown into Kimura's guard.
Loo controlling from the top position.
Our spies down at at Ocean Ripples inform us that Kimura has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Loo connects with a couple of short punches.
Loo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Loo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Loo drops back looking for a leg! Kimura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kimura manages to kick Loo off! Loo jumps back into Kimura's guard.
Loo stands and throws Kimura's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loo is trying to get an arm triangle but Kimura is defending well.
Loo 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.

Loo tries for a kimura but Kimura is defending well.
Kimura is trying to get back to half guard.

Loo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kimura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Loo's guard! Nice work there by Kimura!

Kimura drops back, looking for a kneebar! Loo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Loo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Loo!

Kimura is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loo controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kimura tries to buck Loo off but Loo is having none of it.
Loo controlling from side mount.
Kimura is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kimura is trying to get back to half guard.

Loo is trying to get an arm triangle but Kimura is defending well.
Kimura being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loo advances to mount.
Kimura is trying to escape the mount.
Loo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kimura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Loo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kimura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Loo scoring with strikes but Kimura is staying in there.

Loo looking for a guillotine from mount but Kimura is having none of it.
Loo controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwong Loo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kimura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loo is fending him off so far but Kimura persists. Nope, Loo circles away and we're back to standing.
Loo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kimura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kimura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kimura shoots in but no luck this time.

Loo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Loo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kimura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Loo.
Loo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Loo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kimura sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loo is looking to advance position but Kimura won't allow it.
Loo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kimura is looking for a sweep. Loo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kwong Loo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kimura is trying to stand back up but Loo is controlling him
Loo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kimura has hold of Loo's hands but Loo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Loo seems to be working for a kimura but Kimura defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Loo in particular looking to stall.
Kimura taking some punishment here, with Loo in his half guard.

Loo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kimura tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Loo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kwong Loo!