PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Akiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Akiyama
vs
Akiyoshi

180 cm
30
170 lbs
13 - 26 - 0

185 cm
28
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Akiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Akiyoshi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akiyama!
Akiyoshi working away.
Akiyoshi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akiyama to see if he's OK.
Akiyoshi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Akiyama will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akiyama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Akiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Akiyoshi on the ground.
Akiyoshi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Akiyoshi controls the position.
Akiyoshi cracks Akiyama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Akiyoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyoshi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Akiyoshi is putting a hurting on Akiyama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Akiyoshi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Akiyama down.
Akiyoshi trying to control the position but Akiyama is working away.
Akiyama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akiyoshi connects with a decent elbow.
Akiyama is trying to control Akiyoshi's posture but Akiyoshi avoids it.
Akiyoshi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akiyama to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is trying to get back to half guard.
Akiyoshi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Akiyama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akiyoshi connects with a decent elbow.
Akiyoshi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Akiyama down.
Akiyama is trying to improve his position.
Akiyama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Akiyoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Akiyoshi wants to free his trapped foot but Akiyama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akiyama wants to improve his position but Akiyoshi is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Akiyoshi lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama punching from the bottom.
Akiyama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akiyama tries to get out of the position.
Akiyoshi drops an elbow to the side of Akiyama's head.
Akiyoshi is keen to just control but Akiyama is a slippery customer.
Akiyoshi is nestled in close to Akiyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akiyoshi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Akiyoshi trying to control from half guard but Akiyama is working away.
Akiyoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Akiyoshi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi uses his free foot to push down on Akiyama's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akiyama.
Akiyoshi landing strikes from the mount and Akiyama is in trouble!
Akiyoshi landing shots from mount.
Akiyoshi prevents Akiyama from getting the reversal.
Akiyoshi is landing with some decent strikes but Akiyama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Akiyama tries to reverse the position but Akiyoshi maintains control.
Akiyama taking shots to the head.
Akiyoshi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyoshi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Akiyama is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi controlling the position easily from mount.
Akiyoshi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Akiyoshi.
Akiyoshi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Akiyama is rocked!
Akiyoshi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Akiyama looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Akiyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akiyoshi cracks Akiyama with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takahiro Akiyoshi!