PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jushin Liger (ranked 4044 p4p, 5913 weight class) and Li Bai (ranked 465 p4p, 0 weight class). Bai has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Jushin Liger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Liger
vs
Bai

170 cm
25
165
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
169
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jushin Liger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Bai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liger drops his hands momentarily and Bai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bai cracks a nice hook into Liger's ribs.
Liger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bai tries to clinch but Liger moves away

and Liger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bai won't be happy with that.
Bai tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Liger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Liger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liger moves to the back position.
Liger is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bai!
Liger keeps control of the position easily here as Bai tries to buck him off.
Liger is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bai up.
Liger just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Liger is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liger biding his time, looking for the opening.

Liger is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Bai won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Liger off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jushin Liger!
The defeated Li Bai had this to say: 'So saying, I was drunk all the day, Lying helpless at the porch in front of my door.'.