PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ershad Mansouri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obed Kunirio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obed Kunirio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mansouri
vs
Kunirio

182 cm
21
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
187 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ershad Mansouri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Obed Kunirio!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansouri throws a series of punches but Kunirio avoids them all with ease.
Mansouri looks to clinch
and Kunirio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mansouri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mansouri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mansouri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kunirio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mansouri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mansouri 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ershad Mansouri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mansouri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kunirio has time to react.

It looks like Obed Kunirio has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mansouri shoots in and gets a takedown into Kunirio's guard.
Mansouri pushes down on Kunirio's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunirio is looking to escape.
Kunirio trying to control here.
Mansouri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Mansouri decides to stand and escape the position.
Mansouri throws a nice looking combination but Kunirio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunirio dodges the punch combination from Mansouri.

Mansouri scores a takedown into full mount!

Mansouri quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mansouri but it's paid off an Kunirio is forced to tap! Nice work by Mansouri.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ershad Mansouri!