PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kamal Abahalani Kampur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Whatley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kamal Abahalani Kampur has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Abahalani Kampur
vs
Whatley

167 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kamal Abahalani Kampur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trey Whatley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abahalani Kampur avoids the body shot from Whatley.
Some wild striking there from Whatley.
Abahalani Kampur with a lazy takedown attempt

and Whatley counters with a takedown into side control.
Whatley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abahalani Kampur keeps working.
Abahalani Kampur sneaks back into half guard.
Whatley is trying to control. Abahalani Kampur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Whatley wants to stand but Abahalani Kampur has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Abahalani Kampur wants to control but Whatley is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whatley controlling the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trey Whatley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Abahalani Kampur misses with a double jab

and Whatley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whatley.
Abahalani Kampur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abahalani Kampur looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whatley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abahalani Kampur throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whatley is looking to improve his position.
Abahalani Kampur has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whatley is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whatley wants to improve his position but Abahalani Kampur is controlling well.
Abahalani Kampur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whatley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whatley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abahalani Kampur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whatley controlling the position well.
Abahalani Kampur thows a huge punch but Whatley dodges it nicely.
Whatley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whatley is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abahalani Kampur wants to control but Whatley is keeping him busy.
Whatley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abahalani Kampur scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abahalani Kampur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abahalani Kampur looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abahalani Kampur is trying to control. Whatley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Whatley has hold of Abahalani Kampur's hands but Abahalani Kampur slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abahalani Kampur lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abahalani Kampur wants to take a breather but Whatley is having none of it.
Whatley controlling the position for now.
Whatley looks gassed!
Abahalani Kampur winds up and cracks Whatley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abahalani Kampur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abahalani Kampur is nestled in close to Whatley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abahalani Kampur landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Abahalani Kampur.
Whatley is refusing to be controlled, as Abahalani Kampur sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whatley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abahalani Kampur trying to control from half guard but Whatley is working away.
Abahalani Kampur working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whatley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abahalani Kampur scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abahalani Kampur working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whatley trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whatley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abahalani Kampur drops an elbow to the side of Whatley's head.

Abahalani Kampur is trying for a kimura here. Whatley looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Abahalani Kampur wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kamal Abahalani Kampur!