PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitsugi Kitahachi (ranked 3968 p4p, 4683 weight class) and Kebab Mabab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitahachi comes to the cage accompanied by Fly-day Chinatown. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kitahachi
vs
Mabab

179 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
155
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Mitsugi Kitahachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kebab Mabab!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kitahachi misses.
Mabab bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kitahachi slips a straight right by Mabab.
Kitahachi throws a hook but Mabab blocks it.
Mabab uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitahachi.

Mabab drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mabab prevents Kitahachi from escaping the position.
Mabab scoring with punches from side control.
Kitahachi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kitahachi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kitahachi tries to get out of the position.
Mabab content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mabab working the head and body with strikes.
Kitahachi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mabab landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mabab has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mabab is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kitahachi is trying to escape and Mabab transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kitahachi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mabab! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kebab Mabab!