PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun Tzu (ranked 3558 p4p, 4205 weight class) and Akira Kawasaki (ranked 283 p4p, 0 weight class). Tzu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The HU - Wolf Totem feat. Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach. Sun Tzu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tzu
vs
Kawasaki

176 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
157
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akira Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kawasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzu manages to avoid it.
Tzu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kawasaki sprawls and moves away.
Tzu shoots in but Kawasaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kawasaki stalks Tzu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tzu's face. Tzu staggers backwards, shaken.
Tzu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawasaki throws out the jab.
Kawasaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tzu dives in and grabs Kawasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kawasaki pushes down on Tzu's head and hops out.
Tzu shoots for a double leg takedown but Kawasaki sprawls well. He's pushed Tzu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Tzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tzu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kawasaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Tzu finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Tzu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tzu passes Kawasaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Tzu is trying for a kimura here. Kawasaki looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tzu wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sun Tzu!
Sun Tzu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.