PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

James
vs
Houzo

190 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houzo is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Houzo.
James tries for a takedown but Houzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James tries for a takedown but Houzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Houzo is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houzo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

James tries for a kimura but Houzo is defending well.
James tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
James is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houzo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked James off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houzo is landing with strikes from the back.
Houzo scores with punches from the back.
Houzo landing with strikes.

James is rocked!
James is covering up but some of the strikes from Houzo are getting through and doing damage.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maek Houzo!