PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideaki Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melchior Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideaki Murakami could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melchior Rasmussen's chin.

Murakami
vs
Rasmussen

171 cm
25
148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
151 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melchior Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rasmussen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murakami is trying to control Rasmussen's posture but Rasmussen avoids it.
Murakami is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rasmussen in side control, throwing shots but Murakami defends.
Murakami is looking for a sweep.
Murakami manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rasmussen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murakami defending well though.
Rasmussen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murakami wants to improve his position but Rasmussen is controlling well.
Murakami blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rasmussen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rasmussen looks winded!
The fighters are battling for position here. Murakami manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hideaki Murakami!
A very excited looking Hideaki Murakami 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.