PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Nueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kawajiri
vs
Nueve

178 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Nueve!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nueve misses the shot to the body.
Kawajiri thuds a left hand into Nueve's body.
Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawajiri misses with a two punch combination.

Nueve scores a takedown into full mount!

Nueve has control of Kawajiri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kawajiri regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nueve is working for a guillotine from mount but Kawajiri frees his head quite easily.
Kawajiri wants to control but Nueve is having none of it.
Nueve prevents Kawajiri from getting the reversal.
Nueve trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kawajiri can't escape the position.
Nueve fails to advance to Kawajiri's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to reverse the position but Nueve maintains control.
Nueve takes Kawajiri's back.
Nueve is hanging on to Kawajiri's back as he tries to escape.
Nueve is trying to stick to Kawajiri's back but Kawajiri is turning into Nueve. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nueve's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kawajiri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nueve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawajiri is one step ahead there.
Kawajiri throwing strikes but missing.
Kawajiri won't allow Nueve to sweep him here.
Kawajiri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nueve on the ground.
Nueve looking to control.
Kawajiri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Nueve is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kawajiri throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nueve's body to avoid the submission. Nueve has instead reached around Kawajiri's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nueve arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Numero Nueve!