PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Rokuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rokuro
vs
Knepp

169 cm
20
177 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Rokuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knepp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rokuro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Knepp decides to stand back up.

Rokuro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Rokuro stalls from top position.
Rokuro avoids the strikes from the bottom by Knepp.

Rokuro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knepp, who protects the arm well.
Knepp tries to buck Rokuro off but Rokuro is having none of it.
Knepp regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rokuro prevents Knepp from improving his position.

Knepp actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokuro lands with a punch from half guard.
Rokuro passes to full mount!
Knepp is trying to escape the mount.

Rokuro has hold of Knepp's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knepp manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rokuro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Rokuro is going olschool here, as he tries to force Knepp to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Knepp shrugs it off.
Knepp bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Rokuro is looking to sinch up a triangle. Knepp throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rokuro's body to avoid the submission. Rokuro has instead reached around Knepp's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rokuro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takehiko Rokuro!