PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imanari has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fields
vs
Imanari

198 cm
19
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
245 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Wocker's Warehouse
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields shoots in for a takedown but Imanari shows good takedown defense.
Fields misses with a series of wild punches.

Fields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Imanari trying to keep a closed guard but Fields is proving a slippery customer.

Imanari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Imanari is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fields drops back looking for a leg! Imanari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Imanari manages to kick Fields off! Fields jumps back into Imanari's guard.
Imanari keeping full guard, as Fields tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields preventing the sweep.
Imanari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Fields is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fields fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fields tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Imanari swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacen Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields fails with the takedown.

Imanari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fields looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields tries to buck Imanari off but Imanari is having none of it.

Imanari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fields, who protects the arm well.
Fields tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Imanari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fields is not content to let Imanari control the position.
Imanari might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fields kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fields is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Imanari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fields is looking for a sweep. Imanari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Imanari is trying to work for a kimura but Fields is defending well.
Imanari looks gassed!
Fields is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Imanari jumps into side control!
Fields tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Imanari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fields manages to get back to half guard.

Fields looking for submissions off his back.
Fields wants to get back to full guard but Imanari has mounted him!
Imanari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fields is working to get back to half guard.
Fields is controlling an arm, preventing Imanari from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields can't escape the position.
Fields is squirming around, avoiding Imanari's attempts to control the action.
Fields is trying to escape the mount.
Imanari mounts Fields! Really nice guard pass there!

Imanari looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fields wants to hold on but Imanari pushes him away.
Fields wants to try and get back to his feet.
Imanari trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Imanari is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fields is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Imanari!