PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenzo Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

dos Santos
vs
Kimura

177 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenzo Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws a right hand that dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos also avoids with ease.

Kimura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. dos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Kimura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kimura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

dos Santos has his foot on Kimura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimura works his way back into a safe position though.

Kimura lying in dos Santos's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. dos Santos decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Kimura taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nelio dos Santos!