PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jake York has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

York
vs
Kimura

190 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kimura gets a takedown into half guard.

Kimura is trying to work for a kimura but York is defending well.
York pushes Kimura off looking to stand but Kimura dives back in and keeps control.
Kimura not doing much here.

Kimura 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.
Kimura prevents York from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Kimura is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
York is trying to stand up here but Kimura is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kimura is trying to control the action in half guard but York is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kimura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kimura tries to pass to full mount but York defends it.
York wants to get back to his feet.
Kimura sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Kimura seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. York is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kari Kimura!