PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Cesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotaro Fuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Cesaro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cesaro
vs
Fuma

170 cm
18
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
158 lbs
5 - 48 - 2

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Cesaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 48 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Fuma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesaro fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cesaro.
Cesaro looks for a takedown but Fuma sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cesaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cesaro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cesaro trying to control the action but Fuma is working from the bottom.
Fuma is looking for a sweep.
Fuma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cesaro.
Cesaro working the ground and pound.
Cesaro landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuma keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Fuma's face as Cesaro controls the position.
Cesaro working the body and head with strikes.
Fuma is trying to escape the position but Cesaro is controlling the position.
Fuma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cesaro scoring with punches and elbows.
Cesaro working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cesaro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro cracks Fuma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cesaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Fuma's head but Fuma avoids it well.
Cesaro working the ground and pound from side control.
Fuma can't do much from the bottom here.
Cesaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Fuma's head but Fuma avoids it well.
Cesaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cesaro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cesaro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cesaro working the ground and pound.
Cesaro scores with punches from side control.
Cesaro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro landing a few strikes.
Cesaro 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.
Cesaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cesaro landing strikes.
Cesaro trying to control the action but Fuma is working from the bottom.
Fuma taking punishment in the form of punches.

Fuma is rocked!
Cesaro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fuma some visible discomfort.
Fuma is still in real trouble! Can Cesaro finish him?
Cesaro is chipping away with strikes.
Fuma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cesaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesaro scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Fuma is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cesaro can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Cesaro!
A very excited looking Antonio Cesaro 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.