PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kyoyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Tofinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kyoyama
vs
Tofinger

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Kyoyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Torsten Tofinger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofinger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tofinger loads up on a big right hand but Kyoyama slips the punch.

Kyoyama gets a double leg takedown into Tofinger's guard.
Kyoyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Tofinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tofinger wants to stand up but Kyoyama is controlling him.
Kyoyama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tofinger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kyoyama is controlling him.
Kyoyama scoring with some ground and pound.
Kyoyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tofinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tofinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyoyama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kyoyama 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyoyama's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tofinger looking to control but Kyoyama passes into half guard.
Kyoyama is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kyoyama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tofinger!
Kyoyama with a couple of short strikes.
Kyoyama cracks Tofinger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kyoyama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kyoyama raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kyoyama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kyoyama lands a big shot there that rocks Tofinger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tofinger can't escape the position.
Kyoyama trying to control but Tofinger is having none of it.
Kyoyama lands a nice shot to the head.
Tofinger really wants to buck Kyoyama off and get back to his feet.
Tofinger looks gassed!
Kyoyama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kyoyama controlling from the full mount.
Kyoyama landing punches.
Kyoyama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama dominating with strikes here.
Kyoyama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tofinger's face.

Tofinger is rocked!
Kyoyama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tofinger is still in real trouble! Can Kyoyama finish him?
Kyoyama lands a big shot to the head and Tofinger winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hideo Kyoyama!