PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Momoshiro Kitsune has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kitsune
vs
Junior

160 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Kitsune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kitsune pushes Junior up against the ropes in a clinch.

Junior gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kitsune defending well though.

Junior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Junior seems to be looking for submissions.
Kitsune regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kitsune bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junior's guard.
Kitsune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kitsune trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kitsune trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitsune with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kitsune is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Junior looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kitsune passes into half guard.
Kitsune seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kitsune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Kitsune is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junior looks gassed!

Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Kitsune.

Kitsune is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsune passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Junior!

Kitsune looking to secure an arm triangle but Junior defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kitsune landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kitsune breaks from Junior's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Junior is rocked!
Junior takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kitsune's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Momoshiro Kitsune!