PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarle Ukonaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Fuchs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukonaho comes to the cage accompanied by Tokyo by Danny. Fuchs has chosen Fly me to the moon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ukonaho
vs
Fuchs

215 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaarle Ukonaho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Fuchs!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukonaho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Fuchs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuchs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuchs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ukonaho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fuchs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fuchs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuchs landing with the ground and pound.
Ukonaho wants to sweep but no luck.
Ukonaho doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fuchs stopping the sweep attempt from Ukonaho.
Fuchs won't allow Ukonaho to get back to his feet.
Ukonaho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuchs on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuchs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ukonaho tries for a takedown but Fuchs circles away easily

and Fuchs counters with a single leg into guard. Ukonaho didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukonaho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuchs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fuchs slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukonaho strikes from the bottom but Fuchs uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ukonaho is breathing heavily.
Ukonaho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ukonaho taking shots to the head.
Fuchs lands a big elbow.
Fuchs prevents Ukonaho from getting the reversal.
Fuchs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ukonaho can't escape the position.
Ukonaho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ukonaho tries to get out of the position.
Ukonaho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ukonaho is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fuchs.
Fuchs raining down shots from the mount!
Fuchs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ukonaho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ukonaho is trying to escape the mount.

Ukonaho defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fuchs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukonaho is looking to get to half guard.

Fuchs looking to isolate an arm here. Ukonaho doesn't see it coming and as Fuchs extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Fuchs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franz Fuchs!