PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyato Kimuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe twack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe twack is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kimuraba
vs
twack

194 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hyato Kimuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, joe twack!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
twack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
twack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kimuraba manages to avoid it.
twack misses with a head kick.

twack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kimuraba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kimuraba trying to control but twack is working from the bottom.
Kimuraba lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimuraba prevents twack from getting back to his feet.
Kimuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but twack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kimuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hyato Kimuraba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
twack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kimuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
twack throws out a loose jab but Kimuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
twack throws a looping overhand right but Kimuraba ducks down to avoid it.
twack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from twack misses its intended target.
twack throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Kimuraba with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
twack missing with a left hand there. Kimuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
twack tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
twack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kimuraba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyato Kimuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as twack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kimuraba doesn't seem phased though.
twack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for twack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
twack thows a body shot but no joy.
Kimuraba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? twack is fending him off so far but Kimuraba persists. Nope, twack circles away and we're back to standing.

Kimuraba rushes twack and presses him up against the cage.
Kimuraba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for twack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
twack lands with a short head shot on the inside.

twack breaks from the clinch.
Kimuraba blocks a head kick by twack.
A head kick misses from twack.
twack misses with a low kick as Kimuraba jumps back.
twack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kimuraba avoids the body shot from twack.
twack misses with a head kick.
twack looks gassed!
A head kick misses from twack.
Kimuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from twack.
twack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by twack.
Kimuraba avoids the head kick by twack.
twack keeps the fight on the outside.
twack throws the kick towards the body but Kimuraba avoids it.
twack misses with a double jab.
twack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
joe twack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimuraba staying out of range there.

Kimuraba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. twack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
twack on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kimuraba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimuraba working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but joe twack will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

twack loads up on a big right hand but Kimuraba slips the punch.
twack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimuraba throws a series of punches but twack moves out of range.
twack connects with a jab.
twack throws a wild body kick that Kimuraba sees coming a mile off.
twack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
twack throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimuraba.
Kimuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from twack.
twack cracks a nice hook into Kimuraba's ribs.

Kimuraba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kimuraba misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kimuraba swings around for an armbar but twack sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kimuraba's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kimuraba trying to keep a closed guard but twack is proving a slippery customer.
twack wants to pass the guard but Kimuraba is keeping the position.
twack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
twack is looking to work some ground and pound but Kimuraba has wrist control.
Kimuraba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
twack wants to control from the top but Kimuraba keeps moving.
Kimuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kimuraba has his foot on twack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. twack works his way back into a safe position though.

Kimuraba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead twack passes into half guard.
twack tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kimuraba.

Kimuraba looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
twack wants to stand but Kimuraba has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kimuraba is looking to control twack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kimuraba avoid being mounted?
Kimuraba is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimuraba gets back to full guard.
Kimuraba has a closed guard, preventing twack from standing up.
Kimuraba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in twack's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
twack working a defensive guard here.
Kimuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but twack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kimuraba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kimuraba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kimuraba wants to pass the guard but twack is keeping the position.
Kimuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but twack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimuraba throws a strike but twack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kimuraba is looking for a triangle but twack pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
twack postures up.
twack wants to get up but he can't break Kimuraba's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kimuraba is adopting a defensive guard.

Kimuraba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. twack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. twack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kimuraba is looking for a triangle but twack pushes his legs off easily.
twack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but joe twack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Kimuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from twack.
Kimuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has twack pinned against the cage. twack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
twack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimuraba moves away.
twack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimuraba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kimuraba there as he acknowledges the shot.
twack with a jab.
twack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
twack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyato Kimuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
twack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kimuraba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
twack just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by twack.
twack misses with a body shot.

Kimuraba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in twack's guard.
Kimuraba trying to control but twack is working from the bottom.
Kimuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kimuraba has gone for a leg lock! twack slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kimuraba's guard.

twack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, twack has managed to get both his arms back between Kimuraba's legs - danger averted.
Hyato Kimuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
twack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
twack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kimuraba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. twack defends it easily.
twack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hyato Kimuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

twack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kimuraba looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but twack is defending well. Kimuraba quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! twack has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kimuraba celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hyato Kimuraba!