PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haile Gebreselassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haile Gebreselassie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gebreselassie
vs
Musashi

170 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haile Gebreselassie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gebreselassie counters with a thumping low kick.
Musashi misses with a kick to the body
and Gebreselassie counters with a nice leg kick.
Musashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gebreselassie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.
Musashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Gebreselassie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haile Gebreselassie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Gebreselassie slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Musashi.
Musashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gebreselassie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Musashi!
Gebreselassie controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebreselassie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Musashi tries to improve his position but instead Gebreselassie has taken his back!

Musashi won't enjoy being in this position. Gebreselassie looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Musashi is tapping - it's over boys! Gebreselassie picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Haile Gebreselassie!