PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nimith Luanglathay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoshi Kawajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Luanglathay
vs
Kawajari

165 cm
22
131 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimith Luanglathay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoshi Kawajari!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajari fails with the takedown.
Luanglathay looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Luanglathay throws a nice looking combination but Kawajari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luanglathay moves in looking to clinch but Kawajari pushes him off.
Kawajari fails with the takedown.
Kawajari shoots in and drives through. Luanglathay sprawls well.
Nimith Luanglathay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoshi Kawajari.

Luanglathay clinches with his opponent.
Kawajari has Luanglathay pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Luanglathay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Luanglathay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Luanglathay working aggressively here.
Kawajari is trying to break free.

Kawajari successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kawajari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luanglathay is one step ahead there.
Kawajari with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Luanglathay can't handle though.
Luanglathay stays in close to Kawajari's body and controls the position.

Kawajari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luanglathay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luanglathay trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawajari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kawajari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kawajari is striking but Luanglathay is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luanglathay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luanglathay is tying to control. Kawajari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kawajari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kawajari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kawajari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawajari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Luanglathay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Kawajari is working for a guillotine from mount but Luanglathay frees his head quite easily.
Kawajari landing shots from mount.
Kawajari fails to move to back control.
Luanglathay regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Kawajari.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luanglathay is trying to stand.
Kawajari wants to free his trapped foot but Luanglathay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kawajari passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kawajari landing strikes from the mount and Luanglathay is in trouble!
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!
Luanglathay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kawajari looking to finish Luanglathay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Luanglathay!

Kawajari looking for a guillotine from mount but Luanglathay is having none of it.
Kawajari is landing with some decent strikes but Luanglathay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Luanglathay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kawajari tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Luanglathay blocking the ground and pound.
Luanglathay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kawajari fails to move to back control.
Luanglathay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Kawajari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Luanglathay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Luanglathay tries to hold on but Kawajari pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luanglathay wants to try and get back to his feet.
Luanglathay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kawajari with the ground and pound from mount.
Luanglathay tries to hold on but Kawajari pushes him away.
Luanglathay is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Luanglathay blocking the ground and pound.
Luanglathay is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

Kawajari looking for a guillotine from mount but Luanglathay is having none of it.
Luanglathay stops Kawajari from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Kawajari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kawajari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Luanglathay hang on?

Luanglathay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kawajari.

Kawajari wants to finish this one by submission but Luanglathay is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kawajari.
Kawajari is landing with some decent strikes but Luanglathay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kawajari jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Luanglathay manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Luanglathay is looking to regain half guard here but Kawajari keeps moving and retains side control.

Kawajari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luanglathay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Luanglathay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kawajari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luanglathay has escaped the position, nice work there.

Kawajari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kawajari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kawajari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kawajari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kawajari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Kawajari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Luanglathay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luanglathay prevents Kawajari from improving position.
Kawajari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kawajari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Luanglathay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Luanglathay is trying to control Kawajari's posture but Kawajari avoids it.

Kawajari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luanglathay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Kawajari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luanglathay has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kawajari tries to move to mount but Luanglathay blocks the move with his legs.
Luanglathay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kawajari's best efforts.

Kawajari is looking for a kimura but Luanglathay is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kawajari to get the leverage.

Kawajari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Luanglathay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Kawajari is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Luanglathay is just riding it out for now. Kawajari eventually gives up the hold.
Kawajari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luanglathay's head.
Luanglathay manages to get to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kawajari looking to pass the guard.

Kawajari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Luanglathay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Luanglathay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Luanglathay!

Luanglathay has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kawajari keeps the fight on the outside.
Luanglathay misses with a double jab.

Kawajari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luanglathay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kawajari landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Luanglathay struggling a bit here.
Luanglathay pushes Kawajari away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kawajari gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kawajari creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kawajari scoring with punches and elbows.
Luanglathay is looking for a sweep.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kawajari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Luanglathay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kawajari jumps guard but Luanglathay stands there with Kawajari around his waist. Kawajari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kawajari manages to break the clinch.
Kawajari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luanglathay circles away.
Kawajari swats away the attempt to clinch by Luanglathay.
Kawajari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Kawajari gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajari landing strikes.

Kawajari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luanglathay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Luanglathay can't do much from the bottom here.
Luanglathay is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Luanglathay tries to improve position but can't.

Kawajari has hold of Luanglathay's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Luanglathay seems comfortable defending it but Kawajari has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Luanglathay is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Luanglathay is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kawajari couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Minoshi Kawajari!