PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bless Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Inoue
vs
Lionheart

170 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 Montreal, Keiji Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bless Lionheart!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue tries to land a body kick

and Lionheart counters by moving into the clinch.
Inoue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lionheart is defending well for now.
Inoue missing with knees to the body.
Lionheart keeps control of Inoue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inoue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inoue is trying to break free.
Inoue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lionheart walks away with a smile on his face. Inoue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Inoue throws a head kick but Lionheart moves out of range.
Lionheart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Lionheart tries to sprawl but Inoue drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Inoue is looking for a kimura here.
Lionheart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inoue seems to be looking for submissions.

Inoue looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Inoue is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inoue maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lionheart could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Inoue has cracked it and Lionheart is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Inoue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keiji Inoue!