PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 1084 p4p, 2224 weight class) and Mawashi Geri (ranked 47 p4p, 111 weight class). Kakuto's entrance music is Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. A fine choice. Tsuyoi Kakuto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mawashi Geri's chin.

Kakuto
vs
Geri

190 cm
46
243
30 - 9 - 1

200 cm
26
280
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Conquest Nutritionâ„¢ (160Q) $48

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mawashi Geri!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kakuto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Geri tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kakuto is in Geri's guard.
Kakuto passes Geri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kakuto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Geri!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kakuto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Geri wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kakuto content just to control the position here.
Kakuto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geri is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kakuto tries to control but Geri wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Geri really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakuto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Geri is squirming around, avoiding Kakuto's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Geri is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kakuto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kakuto moves to back control.
Geri wants to get back to his feet.

Kakuto working for a choke but Geri is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto keeps control of the position easily here as Geri tries to buck him off.
Geri prevents Kakuto from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Kakuto is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Geri with him. Geri is trying to defend but Kakuto has an arm under the chin now! Geri grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
Tsuyoi Kakuto very nearly forgot to thank Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.