PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Shaunessey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja. Koji Murosaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Murosaki
vs
Shaunessey

185 cm
25
157 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

164 cm
26
152 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koji Murosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murosaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murosaki trying to control the action but Shaunessey is working from the bottom.

Murosaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shaunessey, who protects the arm well.
Murosaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shaunessey is looking to reverse the position.
Murosaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaunessey keeps working.
Murosaki cracks Shaunessey with a big right hand but Shaunessey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Murosaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaunessey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaunessey is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murosaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shaunessey is looking to regain half guard here but Murosaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Murosaki working the head with strikes.
Murosaki wants to control but Shaunessey is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Shaunessey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murosaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaunessey is trying to get back to half guard.
Murosaki working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murosaki wants to control but Shaunessey is keeping him busy.

Murosaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murosaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murosaki wants to control but Shaunessey is keeping him busy.
Murosaki landing strikes.
Shaunessey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murosaki works his way into side control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murosaki is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Shaunessey looks calm but he's in trouble here. Murosaki gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Shaunessey is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Murosaki lets go of the hold and Shaunessey can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Koji Murosaki!
Koji Murosaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.