PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota comes to the cage accompanied by Airplanes - B.o.B ft Hayley Williams. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jason Klein enters the cage!

Kota
vs
Klein

183 cm
25
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Kota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Klein!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kota shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kota showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Klein wants to control but Kota is keeping busy.

Kota is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Klein is just riding it out for now. Kota eventually gives up the hold.
Klein tries to get to full guard but Kota has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klein trying to control here.

Kota is looking for a kimura here.

Kota seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Klein has recovered full guard.
Kota definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klein is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kota throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Klein's body to avoid the submission. Klein has instead reached around Kota's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Klein arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Klein!