PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Yoshimitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshimitsu has chosen My Generation - Limp Bizkit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yamato Yoshimitsu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shingen
vs
Yoshimitsu

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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, Takeda Shingen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Yoshimitsu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshimitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshimitsu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Shingen gets the takedown into side control.
Yoshimitsu tries to buck Shingen off but Shingen is having none of it.
Shingen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yoshimitsu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shingen with the ground and pound but Yoshimitsu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Shingen wants to pass to mount but Yoshimitsu is defending the position.
Yoshimitsu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shingen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshimitsu is trying to stand up here but Shingen is controlling him well.
Shingen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shingen is keen to just control but Yoshimitsu is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shingen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Shingen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Yoshimitsu is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeda Shingen!