PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gail
vs
Endo

170 cm
18
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Gail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shintaro Endo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endo stuffs the takedown.
Endo scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Endo.

Endo looking to score a takedown here. Gail is defending well but Endo drives through and ends up in Gail's guard.
Gail trying to keep a closed guard but Endo is proving a slippery customer.
Endo trying to control but Gail is working from the bottom.
Gail working a defensive guard here.
Gail is looking to sweep but instead, Endo has passed into half guard.
Gail is trying to maintain the position but Endo is very close to passing his half guard.

Gail actively working from the bottom here.

Gail looking for subs from the bottom but Endo mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gail is working hard here to advance position.
Endo trying to control but Gail is having none of it.
Endo prevents Gail from getting the reversal.

Endo looking to secure an arm triangle but Gail defends it well.
Endo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gail hang on?
Gail really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Endo prevents Gail from getting the reversal.
Endo with shots to the head and body - Gail looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Endo looking for a guillotine from mount but Gail is having none of it.
Gail is wriggling around trying to escape.
Endo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Endo controlling from the full mount.
Gail on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gail tries to get out of the position.
Gail is working to get back to half guard.
Gail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Endo looking to control but Gail is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gail is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gail manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gail wants to get back to full guard but Endo has passed into side control.
Gail is looking for a sweep.
Gail manages to get back to half guard.
Gail is trying to maintain the position but Endo is very close to passing his half guard.
Gail moves into full guard.
Gail knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Endo on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endo stopping the sweep attempt from Gail.
Endo is fighting to break Gail's control of his arms but Gail is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Endo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gail to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Endo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gail pulls down on the head and he's put Endo to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wayne Gail!
A very excited looking Wayne Gail made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.