PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kojima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fitzgerald
vs
Kojima

208 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esteban Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Kojima!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kojima gets the takedown into side control.

Kojima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kojima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kojima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kojima wants to control but Fitzgerald is keeping him busy.
Kojima staying calm.
Fitzgerald is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kojima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fitzgerald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fitzgerald is trying to control Kojima's posture but Kojima avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying to escape the position but Kojima is controlling the position.
Fitzgerald is looking to reverse the position.
Kojima postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Kojima postures up.
Fitzgerald gets back to half guard.
Fitzgerald trying to control from the bottom.

Kojima 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.
Kojima is keen to just control but Fitzgerald is a slippery customer.
Fitzgerald trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fitzgerald is defending against the submission attempts here by Kojima.

Kojima maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fitzgerald could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kojima has cracked it and Fitzgerald is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kojima!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akira Kojima!
Akira Kojima thanked the fans post fight for their support.