PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Gate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gate
vs
Horiguchi

170 cm
21
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

164 cm
20
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Gate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gate.
No luck for Gate with that takedown attempt.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Gate jumps back.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Gate's front leg but catches the back leg as Gate tries to avoid it.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gate circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Horiguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gate shoots in for a double leg but Horiguchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Gate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horiguchi pushes Gate away with a front kick.
Gate shoots in looking for a takedown but Horiguchi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horiguchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gate.
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Gate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gate down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gate.
Gate is breathing heavily.

Gate closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Horiguchi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Horiguchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gate is one step ahead there.
Gate is fighting to break Horiguchi's control of his arms but Horiguchi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Horiguchi is trying to control the position but Gate postures up.
Gate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Gate drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Horiguchi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gate has Horiguchi in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gate is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Horiguchi has his hands clasped together but Gate extends and breaks Horiguchi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gate.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Gate!
William Gate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.