PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isreal Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Tono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barrett
vs
Tono

221 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isreal Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Tono!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tono avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrett fails with the takedown
and Tono counters with a nice body shot.
Barrett misses with a takedown

and Tono counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barrett!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isreal Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tono moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tono controlling from mount.
Barrett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barrett is in a horrible position here. Tono smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett is trying to escape the mount.
Tono lands a big elbow.
Tono raining down hammerfists from mount.

Barrett is rocked!

Tono has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Barrett is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeshi Tono!