PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tokill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Tokill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tokill
vs
Tunamoto

185 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tokill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokill misses with a takedown
and Tunamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Tunamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Tokill seems unphased.
Tokill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tunamoto is fending him off so far but Tokill persists. Nope, Tunamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Tunamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokill motions for Tunamoto to come forward. Tokill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tunamoto pinned against the cage. Tunamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tokill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tunamoto as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tokill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tokill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tokill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Tokill drops back looking for a leg! Tunamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tunamoto manages to kick Tokill off! Tokill jumps back into Tunamoto's guard.
Tokill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tunamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokill.
Tokill won't allow Tunamoto to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokill stands up over Tunamoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokill slips nicely into half guard.
Tokill passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tunamoto!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tokill working for a guillotine from mount but Tunamoto is in no mood to give up.
Tokill tries to control but Tunamoto wriggling away.
Tokill lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto is squirming around, avoiding Tokill's attempts to control the action.

Tokill throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Tunamoto has his hands clasped together but Tokill breaks the hold and Tunamoto is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Tokill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Tokill!
After the big win, Ivan Tokill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.