PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jomlong Kiapoity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wid Ing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kiapoity
vs
Ing

160 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jomlong Kiapoity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wid Ing!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiapoity gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiapoity fails with a takedown attempt.
Ing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kiapoity closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ing quickly recovers to half guard.
Kiapoity trying to control the action but Ing is working from the bottom.
Ing is looking for a sweep. Kiapoity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kiapoity thows a huge punch but Ing dodges it nicely.

Kiapoity is working for a submission of some sort.
Kiapoity perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiapoity wants to work for an arm triangle but Ing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kiapoity trying to pass the guard but Ing defending well.

Kiapoity is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ing defends it well.
Kiapoity looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ing is refusing to be controlled, as Kiapoity sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ing is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiapoity.

Kiapoity is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kiapoity has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ing defend it? Kiapoity steps over the head and cranks it - Ing is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kiapoity!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jomlong Kiapoity!