PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mister Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boomtastic. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Average
vs
Tokoro

165 cm
29
145 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

171 cm
39
154 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average misses with a looping right.
Tokoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Average misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Average.
A left lands for Tokoro.

Tokoro clinches.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as Tokoro controls the action.
Tokoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Average.

Tokoro has clasped his hands together around Average's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Tokoro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tokoro tries for a kimura but Average is defending well.

Tokoro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Average has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to control the action but Average is working from the bottom.

Tokoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Average knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Tokoro has hold of Average's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Average tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tokoro cranks the arm and Average screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Average, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hideo Tokoro!
Hideo Tokoro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.