PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatjaana Rakopaljaana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakopaljaana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fugees - Family Business kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rakopaljaana has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Oudomphonephaivanh
vs
Rakopaljaana

182 cm
26
169 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

171 cm
31
167 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatjaana Rakopaljaana!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oudomphonephaivanh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Rakopaljaana misses.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oudomphonephaivanh thumps Rakopaljaana with a low kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh thumps Rakopaljaana with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to land a front kick but Rakopaljaana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oudomphonephaivanh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rakopaljaana is out of range and Oudomphonephaivanh settles back down.
Oudomphonephaivanh stuffs the takedown.
Rakopaljaana looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Oudomphonephaivanh.
Rakopaljaana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oudomphonephaivanh can pounce on him.
Rakopaljaana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Rakopaljaana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to control Rakopaljaana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oudomphonephaivanh avoid being mounted?
Oudomphonephaivanh moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rakopaljaana throws a sloppy strike and Oudomphonephaivanh has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rakopaljaana is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Oudomphonephaivanh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.