PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Koine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Lemur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koine
vs
Lemur

170 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

The Fighters Pit!!! Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Koine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Lemur!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koine as he jumps to the side.
Lemur fails with a takedown attempt.

Koine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lemur wants to improve his position but Koine is controlling well.
Lemur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lemur.
Lemur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koine passes Lemur's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lemur tries to get to full guard but Koine has control of the leg.

Lemur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koine trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koine blocks the strikes from Lemur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koine slips a nice elbow through Lemur's hands, connecting with Lemur's forehead.
Lemur wants to control the action here but instead Koine manages to pass to full mount!

Koine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koine trying to control but Lemur is having none of it.
Koine thowing shots but they're missing.
Koine wants to control the pace but Lemur is squirming around nicely.
Lemur is looking to improve his position but Koine isn't that keen on the idea.

Koine is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Koine swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemur.

Lemur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lemur showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koine is trying to stand back up but Lemur is controlling him
Koine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koine is breathing heavily.

Lemur is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koine wants to get back to his feet.
Lemur is keen to just control but Koine is a slippery customer.

Lemur is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lemur.
Koine is trying to maintain the position but Lemur is very close to passing his half guard.
Lemur stalling away here and it's allowed Koine to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lemur is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koine is trying to keep Lemur in close.

Koine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Koine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lemur is one step ahead there.
Lemur looking to sit in guard and control but Koine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lemur keeping moving, preventing Koine from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four 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.
Koine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koine passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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

Koine stands up.
Lemur tries for a takedown but Koine circles away easily

and Koine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lemur!
Kevin Koine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julien Lemur.
Lemur tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Koine working for a submission but Lemur is keeping him at bay.
Lemur regains half guard.
Lemur manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Koine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lemur gets caught flat footed, as Koine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lemur is proving hard to escape from.
Lemur looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemur, not yet.
Lemur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lemur seems to be looking for submissions.

Lemur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koine defends it well.
Kevin Koine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Koine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Lemur is looking for a kimura here.
Koine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koine is working hard here to advance position.

Lemur is looking for a kimura here.
Koine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemur.
Lemur tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Koine.
Lemur is thwarting Koine's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lemur tries to clinch there but Koine circles away.

Koine gets a takedown into half guard.
Lemur gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koine drops back looking for a leg! Lemur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lemur manages to kick Koine off! Koine jumps back into Lemur's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Koine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lemur looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Koine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lemur is pressing down on Koine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koine stopping the sweep attempt from Lemur.
Koine wanted to stand there but Lemur had control of the position.
Koine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemur is keeping the position for now.
Lemur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koine!
Lemur prevents Koine from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koine tries to lock up and control but Lemur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lemur prevents Koine from getting the reversal.

Lemur goes for an armbar but Koine turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koine.
Koine trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Koine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lemur manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemur gets back to full guard.
Lemur trying to control the position.

Lemur working for a triangle but Koine defends it easily.
Lemur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koine is controlling him.
Lemur keeping moving, preventing Koine from controlling successfully.

Lemur has his feet on Koine's thighs here. He's pushed Koine off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Koine screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julien Lemur!