PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naomichi Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenno McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy has chosen Body Head Anthem as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tenno McCoy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kobashi
vs
McCoy

172 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naomichi Kobashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenno McCoy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kobashi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kobashi showed some decent athleticism there.
Kobashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kobashi is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
Kobashi is taking a breather. McCoy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to get back to full guard.

McCoy looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kobashi passes into side control!

Kobashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kobashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCoy is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kobashi trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Kobashi is really struggling to control McCoy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kobashi tries to advance to mount but McCoy denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kobashi has hold of McCoy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McCoy seems comfortable defending it but Kobashi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McCoy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McCoy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kobashi couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Naomichi Kobashi!
Naomichi Kobashi is the new featherweight champion!