PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiko Murasaki (ranked 4261 p4p, 393 weight class) and Jerry Zhou (ranked 4243 p4p, 205 weight class). Zhou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lord Zhou's Domain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Murasaki
vs
Zhou

165 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshihiko Murasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Zhou!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murasaki as he avoids it easily.
Zhou goes for a double leg but Murasaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murasaki continues to drive forward.

Zhou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zhou showed some decent athleticism there.
Zhou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murasaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Murasaki has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Zhou. Oh but Murasaki has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Zhou goes limp - he's gone! Murasaki jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yoshihiko Murasaki!
Jerry Zhou spoke after the fight, saying 'You've only made me stronger'.