PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minobu Kurita (ranked 5968 p4p, 655 weight class) and Janis Ozolins (ranked 5020 p4p, 583 weight class). Kurita comes into the arena with Game of Thrones blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kurita
vs
Ozolins

170 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

178 cm
26
166 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minobu Kurita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janis Ozolins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ozolins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kurita tries for a takedown but Ozolins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Ozolins does no damage.

Kurita drops Ozolins with a beautiful combination! Ozolins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kurita is looking for the KO!

Ozolins is rocked!

It looks like Janis Ozolins has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurita is defended easily by Ozolins.
Ozolins is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurita finish him?
Kurita fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minobu Kurita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ozolins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Kurita as he checks the leg kick.
Kurita darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ozolins's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kurita before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Minobu Kurita!
Minobu Kurita seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.