PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Oktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oktay is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The key to victory for Hassan Oktay has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Oktay
vs
Immortal

213 cm
23
299 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hassan Oktay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Immortal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oktay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Immortal.
Oktay is breathing heavily.
Immortal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Immortal has a takedown stuffed.
Immortal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oktay's waist but Oktay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Immortal off to one side.
Hassan Oktay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Immortal.
No luck for Immortal with that takedown attempt.
Matt Immortal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Immortal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Immortal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oktay defends it well.
Oktay tries to kick Immortal off but Immortal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Immortal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oktay defends it well.
Immortal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oktay keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Immortal wants to work for an arm triangle but Oktay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Immortal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oktay is just riding it out for now. Immortal eventually gives up the hold.
Immortal passes to side control.
Oktay struggling a bit here.

Immortal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oktay, who protects the arm well.

Immortal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Immortal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oktay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Immortal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oktay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Immortal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oktay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Immortal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Immortal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oktay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Immortal tries for a kimura but Oktay is defending well.

Immortal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oktay has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Immortal working away.

Immortal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Immortal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Immortal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Immortal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oktay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oktay is trying to buck Immortal off.

Immortal in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Oktay is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Immortal!