PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Take Ogenawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ogenawa
vs
Fields

201 cm
20
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Ogenawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogenawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ogenawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ogenawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Fields sprawls well. He's pushed Ogenawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Ogenawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ogenawa shoots in for a takedown but Fields shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Fields. No joy for Ogenawa on that attempt.
Ogenawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ogenawa is looking to clinch but Fields is avoiding it.
Take Ogenawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ogenawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Fields sprawls well. He's pushed Ogenawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ogenawa is breathing heavily.
Fields stuffs the takedown.
Ogenawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Fields shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Fields is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ogenawa is just riding it out for now. Fields eventually gives up the hold.

Fields is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogenawa gets full guard.

Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ogenawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fields trying to control but Ogenawa is working from the bottom.
Fields slips nicely into half guard.
Fields is tying to control. Ogenawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fields is taking a breather. Ogenawa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Ogenawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fields pulls his head out easily.
Ogenawa tries to get to full guard but Fields has control of the leg.
Ogenawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ogenawa is keeping the position for now.
Ogenawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ogenawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fields is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ogenawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ogenawa has escaped and now he's on top!
Ogenawa slips nicely into half guard.
Ogenawa trying to control from Fields's half guard. Fields has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Fields working for a triangle but Ogenawa defends it easily.
Ogenawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fields is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ogenawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ogenawa forces his way into half guard.
Ogenawa passes to full mount!

Ogenawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fields manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fields is trying to improve his position.

Ogenawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fields, who protects the arm well.
Fields is not content to let Ogenawa control the position.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is looking for a sweep.

Ogenawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fields prevents Ogenawa from improving position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Ogenawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ogenawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ogenawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fields is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ogenawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Ogenawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Ogenawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Ogenawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fields gets back to half guard.

Fields looking for subs from the bottom but Ogenawa mounts him!
Fields is desperately trying to improve his position but Ogenawa has a good base and remains in mount.

Ogenawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Fields is having none of it.
Ogenawa punching from mount but Fields doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Fields defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ogenawa.

Ogenawa wants to finish this one by submission but Fields is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ogenawa.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Ogenawa stands up from mount. Strange move.

Ogenawa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ogenawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ogenawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.

Ogenawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fields is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ogenawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fields regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ogenawa's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Ogenawa seems to be looking for submissions.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Ogenawa is working for a submission of some sort.

Ogenawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Ogenawa seems content to control.
Fields manages to get to full guard.

Ogenawa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ogenawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fields's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fields manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Fields looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ogenawa passes into side control.
Fields is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fields gets back to half guard.
Fields is looking to improve his position.

Ogenawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Ogenawa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fields doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ogenawa.
Fields makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fields.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

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

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

Ogenawa looking to isolate an arm here. Fields doesn't see it coming and as Ogenawa extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ogenawa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Take Ogenawa!