PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Espozito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizuro Ozaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shizuro Ozaka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Espozito
vs
Ozaka

197 cm
19
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Espozito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shizuro Ozaka !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ozaka moves into range and clinches up with Espozito.
Espozito has Ozaka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ozaka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ozaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Espozito has double underhooks.
Ozaka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Espozito jumps guard but Ozaka stands there with Espozito around his waist. Espozito gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Espozito tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Espozito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozaka is trying to break the clinch but Espozito has him pressed against the cage.
Espozito jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ozaka walks away with a smile on his face. Espozito gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Espozito fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Espozito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ozaka but Ozaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ozaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Ozaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Espozito, pushing him back against the cage.
Ozaka tries to break free but Espozito pushes him back against the cage.
Espozito prevents Ozaka from breaking the clinch.

Espozito pulls guard effortlessly.
Ozaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Espozito is retaining full guard.
Ozaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ozaka postures up.

Ozaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Espozito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ozaka has managed to get both his arms back between Espozito's legs - danger averted.
Ozaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ozaka chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozaka wants to control from the top but Espozito keeps moving.
Ozaka wants to pass the guard but Espozito is keeping the position.

Espozito is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Espozito is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Espozito is breathing heavily.

Espozito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ozaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ozaka stands up over Espozito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ozaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ozaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Espozito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ozaka trying to control but Espozito is working from the bottom.
Ozaka is working Espozito over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ozaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ozaka passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ozaka has hold of Espozito's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Espozito seems comfortable defending it but Ozaka has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Espozito is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Espozito is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ozaka couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shizuro Ozaka !