PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright has chosen Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kimura
vs
Setright

183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jai Setright!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed

and Setright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Setright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Setright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kimura tries to kick Setright off but Setright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kimura is trying to maintain the position but Setright is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Setright tries to stand and escape but Kimura actually recovers to full guard.
Setright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Setright tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimura is retaining full guard.
Setright wants to stand but Kimura has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Setright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Setright is looking to stand up but Kimura won't let him.
Kimura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Setright trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Setright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kimura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kimura is breathing heavily.

Kimura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Setright stands up from Kimura's guard - Setright perhaps looking for a knockout.

Setright throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kimura tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Setright is in Kimura's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kimura is proving hard to escape from.
Setright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Setright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Setright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Setright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now.
Setright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Setright wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kimura's closed guard. He's half up but Kimura has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kimura pivots and extends the arm, Setright falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kimura! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benny Kimura!