PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Imanari (ranked 416 p4p, 428 weight class) and Aum Munga (ranked 51 p4p, 52 weight class). Imanari comes to the cage accompanied by 吉田兄弟 Rising. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Imanari
vs
Munga

165 cm
32
145
17 - 4 - 0

155 cm
23
145
9 - 0 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Conquer

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Heavy Metal Drugs

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari dives in and grabs Munga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munga pushes down on Imanari's head and hops out.
Munga throws a leg kick but Imanari moved away.
Imanari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munga.

Imanari has closed the distance and engaged Munga in a clinch.
Munga lands with a short shot to the head.
Imanari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Imanari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Munga up against the cage.
Imanari throws a head punch that misses.
Imanari jumps guard but Munga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munga scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Imanari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munga misses with a punch to the body.

Imanari jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Imanari holds on and takes a little breather.
Munga is looking to work some ground and pound but Imanari has wrist control.
Munga scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari wants to sweep but no luck.
Munga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munga throwing strikes from guard but Imanari blocks nicely.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munga trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munga lands a couple of digs.
Munga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Imanari wants to sweep but no luck.
Munga trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Imanari controls Munga momentarily but Munga frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Imanari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Munga lands a couple of digs.
Imanari trying to keep a closed guard but Munga is proving a slippery customer.
Munga trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Munga works over Imanari with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga is working Imanari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munga won't allow Imanari to sweep him here.
Munga looking to pass the guard.

Munga stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Imanari throws up his legs and catches Munga in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Munga tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Imanari! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kazuo Imanari!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuo Imanari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.