PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butter Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Urutaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Urutaka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fingers
vs
Urutaka

187 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Butter Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Urutaka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fingers gets tackled into the ropes by Urutaka. Urutaka maintains the clinch.
Urutaka looking to stall.
Fingers misses with a hook from the clinch.

Urutaka pulls guard successfully.
Fingers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Urutaka wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Fingers manages to pass to side control.
Fingers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Urutaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fingers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fingers drops an elbow to the side of Urutaka's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urutaka is not content to let Fingers control the position.
Urutaka is controlling Fingers's trapped leg to prevent Fingers from advancing to side control.
Urutaka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fingers wants to pass to mount but Urutaka is defending the position.
Urutaka wants to control but Fingers is keeping busy.
Fingers is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fingers ducks under a wild hook from Urutaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Urutaka gets tackled into the ropes by Fingers. Fingers maintains the clinch.
Fingers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urutaka is pressed up against the ropes. Fingers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urutaka down to the mat. Urutaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Urutaka shoots in and bounces Fingers off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Fingers is trying to control the position but Urutaka postures up.
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!

Fingers has his foot on Urutaka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Urutaka works his way back into a safe position though.
Fingers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Urutaka preventing the sweep.
Fingers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers keeping moving, preventing Urutaka from controlling successfully.
Urutaka stopping the sweep attempt from Fingers.
Fingers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Butter Fingers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fingers tries to clinch up.
Urutaka throws a right hand that Fingers ducks under and follows up with a left that Fingers also avoids with ease.
Urutaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urutaka counters with a nice uppercut.

Oooooh!!! Urutaka has knocked Fingers down with a huge combo! Urutaka steps away and waves a wobbly Fingers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Fingers is rocked!
Kai Urutaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Urutaka is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Urutaka shuts the power down on Fingers. Lights out, game over! Urutaka is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kai Urutaka!