PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kimura
vs
Trapp

180 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

MMA nutrition

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bear Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trapp wants it to stay on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Trapp misses.
A left lands for Trapp.
Trapp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura shoots in looking for a takedown. Trapp tries to sprawl out of it but Kimura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Trapp closes the distance and clinches.
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Trapp is controlling the position.
Kimura has been working on his balance at Last Dragon MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Trapp.
A right hook to the body lands for Trapp.
Trapp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kimura pulls guard successfully.
Trapp is looking to stand up but Kimura won't let him.
Trapp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trapp wants to get up but he can't break Kimura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trapp is aware though and is defending well.
Kimura has a closed guard, preventing Trapp from standing up.
Trapp stays in close to Kimura's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trapp is looking to stand up but Kimura won't let him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kimura ducks right into an uppercut from Trapp.
Trapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kimura on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt - Trapp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trapp lands a nice looking body shot.
Trapp lands a nice shot that snaps Kimura's head back.
Trapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear Trapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kimura takes the fight into the clinch.
Trapp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trapp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kimura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Trapp as the two fighters clinch.
Trapp lands a knee to the body.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Trapp lands a good knee to the midsection. Kimura won't want to take too many of those.
Trapp working Kimura over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trapp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Trapp.

It looks like Max Kimura has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trapp lands a body shot.
Trapp lands a big knee! That's hurt Kimura! Oh, he's all over the place! Trapp lands another knee that sends Kimura to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Trapp!
In his post fight interview, Bear Trapp started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.