PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse. Lavar Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kawajiri
vs
Johnson

186 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Kawajiri.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kawajiri avoids them all with ease.
Kawajiri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kawajiri avoids them all with ease.
Kawajiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Johnson drops Kawajiri with a left and a right! Oh, Kawajiri is hurt - Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working away.
Johnson wants to stand but Kawajiri is controlling his arm.
Kawajiri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kawajiri wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kawajiri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Kawajiri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kawajiri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kawajiri wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Kawajiri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kawajiri is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Johnson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatsuya Kawajiri!