PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makoto Shibasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Linquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shibasaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Genki Sudo - 'Mind Shift'. Tapio Linquist looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Shibasaki
vs
Linquist

172 cm
26
164 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Makoto Shibasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapio Linquist!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shibasaki rushes Linquist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shibasaki with a knee to the head.
Linquist fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Shibasaki.

It looks like Tapio Linquist has been cut.
Shibasaki crunches a lovely knee into Linquist's ribcage.
Linquist looks winded!
Shibasaki landing knees to the head.
Shibasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Shibasaki lands a knee to the head.
Linquist jumps guard but Shibasaki stands there with Linquist around his waist. Linquist gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shibasaki connects with a knee to the head.

Linquist is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shibasaki turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Linquist is still in real trouble! Can Shibasaki finish him?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shibasaki just content to control the position.
Linquist seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibasaki works to advance to full mount. Linquist defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Shibasaki swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Makoto Shibasaki!
Post fight, Makoto Shibasaki took to the microphone: 'We are all one!'.