PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KENTA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Dos Jaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). comes to the cage accompanied by KENTA theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

vs
Dos Jaques

173 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
164 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KENTA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gil Dos Jaques!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

has taken the fight to the clinch.
avoiding damage.
lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Gil Dos Jaques has been cut.
Dos Jaques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Jaques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but has him pressed against the cage.
missing with knees to the body.
tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Jaques avoids it.
Dos Jaques wants to break free but has control.
missing with knees to the body.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Jaques.
is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Jaques is defending well for now.
Dos Jaques has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
has Dos Jaques pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Jaques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Jaques is trying to drag to the mat but just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Jaques is defending well for now.
throws an elbow but it misses.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Jaques dodges an elbow strike from .

That's one minute gone in the round.
with a knee to the head.
Dos Jaques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Jaques goes for a takedown attempt but pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
KENTA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gil Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Jaques closes the distance and lands a one-two.
KENTA is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by .
scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dos Jaques looks gassed!
Dos Jaques wants to clinch but slips to the side
and counters with a body kick that stops Dos Jaques in his tracks momentarily.

moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
looks to throw an elbow but misses.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
trying to land knees to the body.
is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Jaques's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
effectively controlling the action here.
misses with a knee to the head.
with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Jaques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Jaques won't want to take too many of those.
working Dos Jaques over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Jaques's brow.
Dos Jaques avoids a wild elbow strike from .
Dos Jaques wants to break the clinch but can't.
tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Jaques avoids the damage to the body.
landing knees to the head.
Dos Jaques takes an elbow to the forehead.
throws a knee to the head but misses.
just leaning against Dos Jaques, taking a breather.
Dos Jaques blocks the elbow strike.
crunches a lovely knee into Dos Jaques's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Jaques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
throws an elbow but it misses.
landing knees to the body.
unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Jaques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Jaques misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Jaques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Jaques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
with a knee to the head.
Dos Jaques blocks an elbow strike from .
looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by .
misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Jaques blocks with his arms.
with an attempt at a knee that misses.
with a knee to the head.
Dos Jaques blocks an elbow strike from .
lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by .

Dos Jaques is rocked!
unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Jaques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dos Jaques is still on wobbly legs! Can finish him?
Dos Jaques takes a knee right on the jaw!
putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Jaques in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
lands an elbow inside that Dos Jaques shrugs off.
lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Jaques won't want to take too many of those.
lands a knee to the head.
has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dos Jaques - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from , and another! Dos Jaques is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). KENTA !