PBP Commentary

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

red
vs
Fujioka

184 cm
23
179 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

183 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tbigg red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katashi Fujioka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujioka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fujioka shoots in for a double leg but red sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Fujioka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
red looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
red is working hard here to advance position.
Fujioka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. red swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fujioka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
red trying to strike off his back.
red trying to keep a closed guard but Fujioka is proving a slippery customer.
Fujioka trying to control but red is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujioka stopping the sweep attempt from red.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
red swinging wildly here.

Fujioka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in red's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujioka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
red is looking to improve his position.
Fujioka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fujioka working red over with strikes.
red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujioka on the ground.
Fujioka is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
red wants to improve his position but Fujioka is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujioka in particular looking to stall.
Fujioka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujioka not doing much here.
Fujioka works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
red trying to remain calm as Fujioka controls from the top position.
red is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fujioka is controlling him well.
Fujioka taking a breather here.
red gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fujioka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
red is bucking up trying to escape but Fujioka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fujioka raining down shots from the mount!
Fujioka controlling from the full mount.
Fujioka dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fujioka goes for an armbar but he's not got it… red turns into him and now he's in Fujioka's guard.

red is posturing up here but Fujioka has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! red tries to roll out but it's too tight and red has to tap! Slick submission there by Fujioka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katashi Fujioka!