PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Inuzuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Inuzuka
vs
Chan

178 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiba Inuzuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inuzuka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chan wants to get back to his feet but Inuzuka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Chan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inuzuka walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Inuzuka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Inuzuka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Inuzuka controlling from the full mount.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is looking to get to half guard.
Inuzuka controlling from the full mount.
Inuzuka landing shots from mount.
Chan wants to hold on but Inuzuka pushes him away.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Inuzuka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Inuzuka avoids the attempt from Chan to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Inuzuka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Inuzuka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inuzuka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan looks gassed!

Inuzuka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chan shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inuzuka gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Inuzuka closes the distance and clinches up with Chan, looking for a takedown. Inuzuka pushes Chan against the cage but Chan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch but Inuzuka is having none of it.

Inuzuka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan trying to hold on to Inuzuka's head to control him but Inuzuka postures up.
Inuzuka prevents Chan from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to control but Inuzuka passes into side.
Inuzuka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chan is looking for a sweep.

Inuzuka is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Chan is trying to escape and Inuzuka transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Chan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Inuzuka! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiba Inuzuka!