PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryoma Echizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Kaenorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Echizen
vs
Kaenorsing

173 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryoma Echizen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaoklai Kaenorsing!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaenorsing moves in looking to clinch but Echizen pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Echizen.
Kaenorsing misses with a head kick.
Echizen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kaenorsing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kaenorsing breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Echizen or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaenorsing which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryoma Echizen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Echizen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Echizen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kaenorsing is squirming around, avoiding Echizen's attempts to control the action.
Kaenorsing squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Echizen tries to control but Kaenorsing wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Kaenorsing really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Echizen trying to control but Kaenorsing is having none of it.
Kaenorsing wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echizen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Echizen working for a guillotine from mount but Kaenorsing is in no mood to give up.
Kaenorsing wants to try and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaenorsing can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaenorsing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Echizen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Echizen has control of Kaenorsing's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kaenorsing regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Echizen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echizen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaenorsing is looking to escape.

Echizen working for a guillotine from mount but Kaenorsing is in no mood to give up.
Kaenorsing wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Echizen has hold of Kaenorsing's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kaenorsing manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Echizen is breathing heavily.
Echizen wants to control the pace but Kaenorsing is squirming around nicely.
Kaenorsing is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Echizen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kaenorsing manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kaenorsing wants to get back to his feet but Echizen drags him back down.
Echizen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaenorsing keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaenorsing is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kaenorsing is not content to let Echizen control the position.
Echizen prevents Kaenorsing from escaping the position.

Echizen has hold of Kaenorsing's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kaenorsing tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Echizen cranks the arm and Kaenorsing screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kaenorsing, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryoma Echizen!