PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renzos Oscars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangster Samurai (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.

Oscars
vs
Samurai

187 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renzos Oscars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gangster Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samurai throws a sloppy head kick and Oscars moves out of range easily.
Oscars doesn't manage to clinch there - Samurai circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oscars lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Samurai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samurai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Samurai misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samurai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samurai is looking to clinch.
Oscars wants to clinch

and Samurai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oscars is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Samurai throwing strikes from guard but Oscars blocks nicely.
Oscars is trying to hold Samurai in close to prevent damage but Samurai has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai not doing much here.
Samurai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oscars throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Samurai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Samurai stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oscars avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Samurai is predictable there
and Oscars counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samurai's knee momentarily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Oscars enables Samurai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oscars manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Samurai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samurai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oscars controls Samurai momentarily but Samurai frees himself.
Samurai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oscars avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samurai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai trying to control the pace.
Oscars is breathing heavily.

Samurai gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oscars throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samurai throws the kick towards the body but Oscars avoids it.
Oscars tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samurai tries to land a body kick
and Oscars counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Samurai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Samurai is looking for a kimura but Oscars is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samurai to get the leverage.
Samurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samurai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oscars!
Samurai controlling from the full mount.
Samurai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gangster Samurai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Samurai misses with the combination.
Samurai tries to clinch there but Oscars circles away.
Oscars tries to clinch up but Samurai circles away and keeps his distance.
Samurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Samurai swats away the attempt to clinch by Oscars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samurai is looking to clinch.
Samurai tries to clinch up but Oscars circles away and keeps his distance.
Oscars ducks under a wild hook from Samurai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samurai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Samurai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Samurai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oscars holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samurai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Samurai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samurai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Samurai stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Samurai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Samurai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samurai passes into half guard.
Samurai controlling the action here.
Samurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Samurai is trying for a kimura here. Oscars looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Samurai wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gangster Samurai!