PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichigo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ichigo Kurosaki's chin.

Green
vs
Kurosaki

173 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichigo Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki stuffs the takedown.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurosaki as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green tries for a takedown but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kurosaki clinches.
Green jumps guard but Kurosaki stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kurosaki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurosaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Green's guard.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurosaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green has his foot on Kurosaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurosaki works his way back into a safe position though.

Kurosaki gets to his feet. Green looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurosaki circles away.
A head kick misses from Green.
Kurosaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurosaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kurosaki pinned against the cage. Kurosaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kurosaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kurosaki is stalling here.

Green is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kurosaki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Green to the mat. Green regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Green manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kurosaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Green looking for a guillotine from mount but Kurosaki is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Green wants to finish this one by submission but Kurosaki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Green.
Kurosaki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kurosaki has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Green working for a submission but Kurosaki is keeping him at bay.
Green is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Green working for a triangle but Kurosaki defends it easily.
Kurosaki wants to stand but Green is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Green isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kurosaki stacks Green on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kurosaki!
Green tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kurosaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Green looking for a sweep but Kurosaki has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kurosaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
Green tries to improve his position but instead Kurosaki has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichigo Kurosaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green tries for a takedown but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Green shoots in but Kurosaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Green is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kurosaki reverses the position - he's now on top in Green's guard.

Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kurosaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kurosaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kurosaki stands up and waves to Green to follow him.
Kurosaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looks to land a combination but Kurosaki avoids it well.
Kurosaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green misses with the combination.
Kurosaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Green throws a head kick that misses.

Kurosaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Green gets back to full guard.
Kurosaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kurosaki is looking to stand up but Green won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kurosaki is defending well. Green quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kurosaki has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Green celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leroy Green!