PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hayashi Kurihara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Isso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurihara comes to the cage accompanied by Time To Say Goodbye. Isso has chosen Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō by NobodyKnows+ as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kurihara
vs
Isso

183 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayashi Kurihara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Isso!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Isso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurihara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Isso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Isso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurihara wants to clinch but Isso slips to the side
and Isso finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Isso avoids the body shot from Kurihara.
Kurihara throws a left and a right that both miss

and Isso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kurihara's guard.

Isso 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.

Isso drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Isso seems to have locked his on tight now - Kurihara screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Isso, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Takashi Isso!