PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Musashi
vs
Scholes

180 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scholes gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Scholes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Musashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Musashi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Scholes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Musashi trying to control from the bottom.
Scholes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scholes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musashi keeps working.
Musashi wants to improve his position but Scholes is controlling well.
Musashi is looking to control Scholes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Musashi avoid being mounted?
Scholes is pressing down on Musashi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Musashi is holding on for now.
Scholes wants to take a breather but Musashi is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Scholes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Scholes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Musashi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes trying to control from half guard but Musashi is working away.
Scholes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Musashi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scholes wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.

Musashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Musashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scholes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scholes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scholes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musashi is keeping the position for now.
Musashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scholes gets back to full guard.

Musashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Musashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scholes wants to sweep but no luck.
Musashi passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi is breathing heavily.

Musashi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scholes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Musashi is one step ahead there.
Scholes managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes wants to sweep here but Musashi controlling him for the moment.
Scholes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scholes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scholes looking to control but Musashi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Scholes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Scholes controlling the pace for now.
Scholes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Musashi is looking to escape.

Scholes has control of Musashi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Musashi regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi prevents Scholes from taking his back.
Musashi tries to reverse the position but Scholes maintains control.

Musashi has left one of his arms exposed and Scholes doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Musashi screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Scholes!