PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mart Mono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mono has chosen Roots rock Reggae as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Narushima
vs
Mono

174 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Bushido Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mart Mono!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mono has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mono steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Narushima. That one must have hurt.
Mono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Narushima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mono's guard.
Narushima wants to control from the top but Mono keeps moving.

Mono escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Narushima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mono looks gassed!
Narushima lands a couple of digs.
Narushima landing some decent shots from guard.
Narushima trying to control but Mono is working from the bottom.
Narushima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Narushima looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mono looking for a guillotine here but Narushima defends easily.
Narushima chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima trying to control the position from guard on top but Mono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Narushima lands a couple of elbows.
Mono looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Narushima landing some decent shots from guard.
Narushima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Mono throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Narushima escapes and throws Mono's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Narushima is putting a hurting on Mono here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mono takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mono is looking to regain half guard here but Narushima keeps moving and retains side control.
Narushima working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mono is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mono taking a bit of punishment here - Narushima scoring with strikes.
Narushima trying to control the action but Mono is working from the bottom.
Mono is looking for a sweep.
Narushima cracks Mono with a big elbow.
Narushima in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mono is looking to regain half guard here but Narushima keeps moving and retains side control.
Mono takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Narushima lands a nice forearm strike.

Narushima is trying to get an arm triangle but Mono is defending well.
Mono takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mono is looking to regain half guard here but Narushima keeps moving and retains side control.
Narushima landing a few strikes.
Mono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Narushima working the ground and pound from side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Narushima misses with a jab, cross combination.

Narushima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mono is in a horrible position here. Narushima smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mono keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mono manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Narushima wants to control but Mono is keeping him busy.

Mono is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Narushima is tapping! Great win for Mono!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mart Mono!