PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wayne- Right above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kobe Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fujinami
vs
Johnson

178 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

ORANJE

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson cracks Fujinami with an open hand slap.
Fujinami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsumi Fujinami. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fujinami closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fujinami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Fujinami slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Fujinami is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fujinami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujinami takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fujinami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Fujinami not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujinami is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujinami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujinami content to control rather than advance.
Fujinami works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Fujinami connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fujinami controlling from mount.
Fujinami lands a big elbow - Johnson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Johnson is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
Tatsumi Fujinami took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ORANJE for their support in the buildup to the fight.