PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Harmony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Haoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harmony
vs
Haoki

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooklyn Harmony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Haoki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harmony drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haoki looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harmony controlling from the top position.
Harmony wants to pass the guard but Haoki is keeping the position.
Harmony is working hard here to advance position.
Harmony controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harmony seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haoki for as long as he can get away with.
Harmony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haoki is keeping the position for now.
Harmony sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harmony postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harmony trying to control the position from guard on top but Haoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brooklyn Harmony just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Haoki moves in looking to clinch but Harmony pushes him off.
Harmony fails to land the takedown.
Harmony lands a body shot.

Harmony shoots in and bounces Haoki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harmony passes Haoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haoki trying to control here.
Haoki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harmony scores with a couple of nice shots.

That has opened up Shinya Haoki's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmony winds up and cracks Haoki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harmony perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Harmony is trying for a kimura here. Haoki looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Harmony wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brooklyn Harmony!