PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manaka Perelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perelman
vs
Ryohida

180 cm
22
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manaka Perelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Perelman with that takedown attempt.
Ryohida looks to land a left hand but Perelman moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perelman.
Ryohida lands a really nice looking cross but Perelman seems unphased.

Ryohida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Perelman working for a triangle but Ryohida defends it easily.

Perelman looking for a guillotine here but Ryohida defends easily.
Perelman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryohida on the ground.
Perelman has momentary wrist control but Ryohida slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryohida trying to control but Perelman is working from the bottom.

Perelman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryohida defends well.
Ryohida passes Perelman's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida throwing shots but Perelman is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perelman tries to roll over but Ryohida keeps him under control.
Ryohida works his way into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ryohida wants to control the pace but Perelman is squirming around nicely.
Perelman wants to hold on but Ryohida pushes him away.
Perelman is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryohida has a good base and remains in mount.

Ryohida looking to secure an arm triangle but Perelman defends it well.
Ryohida is landing with some decent strikes but Perelman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryohida controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perelman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perelman taking shots to the head.
Perelman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ryohida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ryohida tries to control but Perelman wriggling away.
Perelman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ryohida blocks Perelman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ryohida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryohida wants to control the pace but Perelman is squirming around nicely.

Ryohida is working for a guillotine from mount but Perelman frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perelman is looking to escape.
Perelman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ryohida tries to control but Perelman wriggling away.
Ryohida landing punches.
Ryohida blocks Perelman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Perelman landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Perelman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Perelman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perelman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryohida tries to control but Perelman wriggling away.
Perelman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Ryohida working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Perelman turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Ryohida off and cradles Perelman's limp body as Ryohida celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kazuhiro Ryohida!