PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lito Jutsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jutsui
vs
Masaru

190 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lito Jutsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru fails with the takedown.
Jutsui misses with a takedown

and Masaru counters with a takedown into side control.
Masaru controls the position.
Jutsui tries to bench press Masaru off him but Masaru keeps the position.
Masaru has control of an arm but Jutsui manages to advance to Masaru's back!
Jutsui just trying to survive but Masaru is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Jutsui defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Masaru's arms.

Masaru is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jutsui knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jutsui for a finish.
Jutsui is in bad spot here.
Masaru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jutsui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutsui controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jutsui is taking damage to the body and head.
Masaru gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jutsui is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Masaru.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jutsui is taking damage to the body and head.

Masaru is persistently looking for the submission but Jutsui is defending it well.
Masaru biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutsui wants to control his opponent's hands but Masaru gets his hands free.
Masaru lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jutsui.
Masaru throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jutsui could be in trouble here!
Jutsui tries to escape but Masaru has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutsui is breathing heavily.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Masaru controlling the positon.

Masaru is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jutsui defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Masaru scores with strikes from the back.
Masaru is trying to stick to Jutsui's back but Jutsui is turning into Masaru. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Masaru's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jutsui.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jutsui is controlling him.
Jutsui in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masaru trying to control the position here.
Jutsui wants to stand but Masaru has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Masaru kicks Jutsui off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Masaru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Masaru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jutsui as he avoids it easily.

Masaru looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Jutsui actively working from the bottom here.
Jutsui taking some punishment here, with Masaru in his half guard.

Masaru is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jutsui sees it coming and defends easily.
Jutsui wants to get back to his feet.
Jutsui wants to improve his position but Masaru is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masaru is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Masaru landing shots from mount.
Jutsui tries to hold on but Masaru pushes him away.
Masaru with good strikes from the mount here!
Masaru controlling from mount.

That's two 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.
Masaru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Masaru controlling the position easily from mount.
Masaru breaks from Jutsui's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masaru scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masaru with good strikes from the mount here!
Masaru landing shots from mount.
Jutsui is looking to improve his position but Masaru isn't that keen on the idea.
Masaru tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hideki Masaru just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Masaru has closed the distance and engaged Jutsui in a clinch.

Masaru manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Masaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Masaru closes the distance and clinches.

Masaru manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Masaru wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jutsui preventing the sweep.
Jutsui sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Masaru's guard.
Masaru wants to improve his position but Jutsui is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masaru is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru wants to improve his position but Jutsui is controlling well.
Jutsui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masaru holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Masaru is trying to control but can't.
Masaru has his hands clasped together around Jutsui's back. He's all about 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.

Masaru looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Masaru is staying active underneath Jutsui, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Masaru manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Masaru closes the distance and clinches.

Masaru drags the fight down to the ground.
Masaru wants to sweep here but Jutsui controlling him for the moment.

Jutsui postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Masaru is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jutsui, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutsui trying to control the position.
Jutsui throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Masaru decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Masaru shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Masaru was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jutsui regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Masaru seems content to control.
Jutsui is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Masaru seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hideki Masaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Masaru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideki Masaru!