PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobirama Katsushiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobirama Katsushiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yoshi Doi's chin.

Doi
vs
Katsushiro

170 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobirama Katsushiro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsushiro lands an overhand right.

It looks like Yoshi Doi has been cut.

Doi gets a takedown into half guard.
Katsushiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doi wants to control but Katsushiro is keeping him busy.
Katsushiro pushes Doi off looking to stand but Doi dives back in and keeps control.
Katsushiro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in half guard, Doi seems content to control.
Katsushiro is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doi lands strikes from half guard.
Doi prevents Katsushiro from standing back up.
Doi controlling the action here.
Doi thows a huge punch but Katsushiro dodges it nicely.
Doi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi is trying to control. Katsushiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Katsushiro wants to get back to his feet.
Doi wants to stand up but Katsushiro has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Doi wants to work for an arm triangle but Katsushiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Doi trying to control the action but Katsushiro is working from the bottom.
Doi controlling the action here.
Doi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doi tries to control but Katsushiro wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsushiro is desperately trying to improve his position but Doi has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doi scoring with strikes but Katsushiro is staying in there.
Doi cracks Katsushiro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Katsushiro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doi unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Katsushiro wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Doi celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Doi!