PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Britney Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hajime Saito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Spears
vs
Saito

220 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britney Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears tries to clinch but Saito moves out of range.

Saito shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saito stopping the sweep attempt from Spears.
Saito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saito forces his way into half guard.
Spears really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saito is looking to pass Spears's guard but actually Spears recovers to full guard.
Spears is trying to keep Saito in close.
Saito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spears is keeping the position for now.
Spears is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saito manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito trying to control the position.

Saito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saito keeping full guard, as Spears tries to pass.
Saito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spears trying to control the position from guard on top but Saito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Saito wants to sweep but no luck.
Spears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saito on the ground.
Spears has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saito is proving hard to escape from.
Saito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spears's guard.
Spears on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spears tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears keeping moving, preventing Saito from controlling successfully.
Saito passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Saito thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Saito has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Spears is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Saito yanks on the arm and Spears is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Saito.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hajime Saito!