PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Hinz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojciech Hinz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ren Akita's chin.

Akita
vs
Hinz

171 cm
27
148 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wojciech Hinz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinz is looking to clinch.
Hinz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akita circles away.
Hinz wants to clinch.
Hinz tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Hinz.
Hinz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hinz shoots in but no luck this time.
Hinz misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinz tries to clinch up.
Hinz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akita pinned against the cage. Akita gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ren Akita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojciech Hinz.
Akita lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinz throws a leg kick which misses Akita's front leg but catches the back leg as Akita tries to avoid it.

Akita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Akita showed some decent athleticism there.

Hinz is defending against the submission attempts here by Akita.
Hinz trying to hold on to Akita's head to control him but Akita postures up.
Akita stops Hinz from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hinz is just riding it out for now. Akita eventually gives up the hold.
Akita is controlling the pace.
Akita uses his free foot to push down on Hinz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hinz.
A nice elbow there by Akita.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinz is trying desperately to improve position.
Akita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hinz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akita lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
Akita fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Akita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hinz's face.
Hinz is bucking up trying to escape but Akita cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hinz tries to hold on but Akita postures up.
Hinz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Akita 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. Hinz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Akita off and cradles Hinz's limp body as Akita celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ren Akita!
Ren Akita retains his bantamweight title!