PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Spawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spawn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Im a soldier. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Spawn
vs
Sakurai

170 cm
20
171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Spawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spawn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sakurai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Spawn stands and steps away. Sakurai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spawn has a takedown stuffed.
Spawn fails with an attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Spawn.
Sakurai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sakurai is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakurai regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sakurai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spawn's guard.

Sakurai drops back looking for a leg! Spawn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spawn manages to kick Sakurai off! Sakurai jumps back into Spawn's guard.
Spawn wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakurai stands and throws Spawn's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sakurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spawn can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spawn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sakurai's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Sakurai maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Spawn could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sakurai has cracked it and Spawn is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sakurai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakurai!