PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pun ch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nomo
vs
ch

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pun ch!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nomo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Nomo has gone for a leg lock! ch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nomo's guard.

Nomo working for a triangle but ch defends it easily.

Nomo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ch defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nomo is proving hard to escape from.
Nomo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nomo pushes a forearm under ch's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, ch is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

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