PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uchima Gonshiro (ranked 23983 p4p, 5257 weight class) and Nick Needle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Needle looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Gonshiro
vs
Needle

170 cm
24
135
11 - 13 - 0

200 cm
27
135
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uchima Gonshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Needle!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Needle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Needle looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Needle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonshiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Needle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gonshiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonshiro tries for a takedown but Needle circles away easily

and Needle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uchima Gonshiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Needle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Needle wants to take a breather but Gonshiro is having none of it.
Gonshiro manages to get to full guard.
Needle preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Needle passes into half guard.
Gonshiro wants to get back to full guard.
Gonshiro moves into full guard.
Gonshiro has Needle pulled in close to control his posture.

Needle content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gonshiro has locked up a guillotine! Gonshiro's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Needle is holding on here and Gonshiro must be using up a lot of energy. Needle has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gonshiro gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Uchima Gonshiro!