PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gebhuza Baba Hamidou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kemp
vs
Baba Hamidou

170 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

180 cm
22
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isiah Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gebhuza Baba Hamidou!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidou dodges the punch combination from Kemp.
Isiah Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamidou blocks the body kick.
Kemp wants to slow Hamidou down by chopping away at his legs.
Hamidou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kemp is fending him off so far but Hamidou persists. Nope, Kemp circles away and we're back to standing.
Kemp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kemp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hamidou to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Kemp is predictable there

and Hamidou counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kemp!
Hamidou is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamidou unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp is squirming around, avoiding Hamidou's attempts to control the action.
Hamidou with a couple of short strikes.

Kemp is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Hamidou.
Oh Kemp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamidou cracks Kemp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kemp takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hamidou's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gebhuza Baba Hamidou!