PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideaki Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitsune kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 僕はミス・テイク～. Hideaki Murakami will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kitsune
vs
Murakami

160 cm
24
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

171 cm
27
148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitsune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murakami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitsune takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A leg kick checked by Kitsune.

Kitsune decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murakami is pressing down on Kitsune's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kitsune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murakami trying to control the position.
Murakami throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kitsune scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kitsune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kitsune chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitsune stands up over Murakami, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kitsune landing some decent shots from guard.
Kitsune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murakami has momentary wrist control but Kitsune slips an elbow through the middle.
Kitsune postures up.
Kitsune is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kitsune trying to control the position from guard on top but Murakami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitsune content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami is looking to stand up but Kitsune isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kitsune lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kitsune wants to control from the top but Murakami keeps moving.
Kitsune prevents Murakami from getting back to his feet.
Murakami controls Kitsune momentarily but Kitsune frees himself.
Kitsune lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kitsune 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.
Kitsune scoring with some ground and pound.
Kitsune passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kitsune cracks Murakami with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Kitsune's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kitsune working the ground and pound from side control.
Kitsune lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Check out the look on Kitsune's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Murakami is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitsune working the ground and pound.
Murakami is still in real trouble! Can Kitsune finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune is putting a hurting on Murakami here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kitsune grinds an elbow into Murakami's temple.
Murakami gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kitsune landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kitsune seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murakami does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Murakami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kitsune pulls his head out easily.
Murakami seems to have recovered his senses.
Kitsune wants to take a breather but Murakami is having none of it.

Kitsune is trying to work for a kimura but Murakami is defending well.
Kitsune lands strikes from half guard.
Kitsune lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kitsune lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Kitsune is trying to work for a kimura but Murakami is defending well.
Kitsune 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.
Murakami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murakami has hold of Kitsune's hands but Kitsune slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murakami is trying to control but can't.
Kitsune is trying to control the action in half guard but Murakami is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murakami has hold of Kitsune's hands but Kitsune slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murakami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murakami is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitsune is trying to control. Murakami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kitsune 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! Murakami is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Momoshiro Kitsune!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Momoshiro Kitsune made sure he mentioned Happy Pills 159Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.