PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirito Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki has chosen Homemade Kazoku/Thank you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gregory Howe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Howe
vs
Nagasaki

206 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

152 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Howe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirito Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nagasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Howe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nagasaki is in Howe's guard.
Nagasaki trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Howe.
Howe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Howe working for a guillotine from mount but Nagasaki is in no mood to give up.
Nagasaki tries to hold on but Howe pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nagasaki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Howe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe content just to control the position here.
Nagasaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Howe stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Nagasaki gets the takedown into side control.
Nagasaki prevents Howe from escaping the position.
Howe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Howe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nagasaki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki landing strikes from the mount.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki looking to control but Howe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Nagasaki has isolated one of Howe's arms. Howe looking to fight him off but Nagasaki twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirito Nagasaki!
After winning the bout, Kirito Nagasaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.