PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Element I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance Yourself Clean kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kotaro has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Yoshida Kotaro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Element I
vs
Kotaro

160 cm
24
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
35
139 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brazilian Element I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Element I gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Element I throws a leg kick
and Kotaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Element I tries for a takedown but Kotaro circles away easily
and Kotaro counters with a straight right hand.

Element I fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kotaro sprawls well initially but Element I persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Element I throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Element I is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kotaro defends it well.
Element I wants to take a breather but Kotaro is having none of it.
Element I trying to mount his opponent but Kotaro defends it.
Kotaro is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Element I thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kotaro is controlling Element I's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Element I is trying to control. Kotaro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kotaro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Element I is trying for a kimura here. Kotaro looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Element I wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brazilian Element I!