PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlitos Way (ranked 4029 p4p, 4101 weight class) and Mustafa Jahaan (ranked 372 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Way
vs
Jahaan

166 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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, Carlitos Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Jahaan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahaan avoids the head kick by Way.
Way tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahaan was well out of range. Poor timing from Way.
Jahaan fails with the takedown.
Way on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Way stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Way wants it to stay on the feet.

Way shoots in and bounces Jahaan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Way drops back looking for a leg! Jahaan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jahaan manages to kick Way off! Way jumps back into Jahaan's guard.
Way wants to get up but he can't break Jahaan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jahaan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jahaan keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Way is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jahaan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jahaan has escaped and now he's on top!

Jahaan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Way working for a triangle but Jahaan defends it easily.
Jahaan looking to sit in guard and control but Way gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jahaan looking for a guillotine here but Way defends easily.

Way thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Way looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jahaan trying to control the position here.
Jahaan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Way wants to control from the top but Jahaan keeps moving.
Way loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Way trying to control but Jahaan is working from the bottom.
Jahaan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Way manages to get himself to full guard.

Jahaan trying to move into half guard but instead Way has managed to sweep!

Way trying to control but Jahaan is working from the bottom.
Way passes into half guard.

Way seems to be working for a kimura but Jahaan defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jahaan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jahaan taking some punishment here, with Way in his half guard.

Way wants to work for an arm triangle but Jahaan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jahaan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Way.
Jahaan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Way. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jahaan tries to roll over but Way keeps him under control.
Jahaan looks winded!

Way is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Way is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Way is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlitos Way dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Way stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Way wants it to stay on the feet.
Jahaan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Way circles away.
Jahaan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jahaan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Way pinned against the cage. Way gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlitos Way has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Jahaan.

Jahaan closes the distance and clinches.
Way is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jahaan can do to turn this around?
Way is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Way jumps guard.

Way looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jahaan is defending well. Way quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jahaan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Way celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlitos Way!