PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotaro Fuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Duke Lion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Vries
vs
Fuma

173 cm
34
157 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

169 cm
26
158 lbs
6 - 57 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 57 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Fuma!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fuma gets caught napping as De Vries dives in and scores a takedown. Fuma manages to retain guard.
De Vries stands up over Fuma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Vries throws a big elbow that misses.
De Vries stands up over Fuma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Vries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Vries throwing strikes from guard but Fuma blocks nicely.
Fuma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Vries slips nicely into half guard.
Fuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Vries.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Vries.
Fuma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Vries. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Vries is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Vries not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Vries tries to pass to full mount but Fuma defends it.
De Vries lands strikes from half guard.
Fuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Vries.
De Vries moves into full mount! Fuma won't be happy about that!
BOOM! De Vries connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries cracks Fuma with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Vries cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Vries unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fuma wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! De Vries celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans De Vries!
A relieved looking Hans De Vries thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.