PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Bengtsson (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.

Slice
vs
Bengtsson

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slice closes the distance and clinches.
Slice holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Slice breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for Bengtsson on that attempt.

Slice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bengtsson on the ground.

Slice decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Slice clinches up against the cage.

Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bengtsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bengtsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bengtsson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slice uses it to pass to side control.
Bengtsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Bengtsson seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to full guard.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bengtsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slice defends it well.
Bengtsson looks gassed!

Bengtsson decides to stand and escape the position.

Bengtsson gets caught flat footed, as Slice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bengtsson looking to control.
Slice lands a couple of digs.

Bengtsson working for a triangle but Slice defends it easily.
Slice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bengtsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Slice has his hands clasped together but Bengtsson extends an breaks Slice's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bengtsson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kjell Bengtsson!