PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Hagiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeya Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeya Morimoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hagiwara
vs
Morimoto

167 cm
24
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Hagiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morimoto tried to score with a low kick but Hagiwara checks it.

Hagiwara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morimoto can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hagiwara tries for a kimura but Morimoto is defending well.
Morimoto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hagiwara connects with a decent elbow.
Morimoto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hagiwara controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagiwara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hagiwara controlling from mount.
Hagiwara with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagiwara with the ground and pound from mount.
Hagiwara controlling the position easily from mount.
Hagiwara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hagiwara looking to isolate an arm here. Morimoto doesn't see it coming and as Hagiwara extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hagiwara!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Hagiwara!
A very excited looking Yuki Hagiwara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.