PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Akisame Koetsuji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koetsuji
vs
Diaz

172 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Koetsuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koetsuji takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koetsuji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Koetsuji connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Nice elbow from Koetsuji.
Nice elbow from Koetsuji.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koetsuji.

Koetsuji jumps guard.

Koetsuji is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Koetsuji extends an breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Koetsuji.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akisame Koetsuji!
During a confident post fight interview, Akisame Koetsuji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.