PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kayden Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasan Amiksah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
Amiksah

173 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kayden Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hasan Amiksah!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands with a nice body kick.
Amiksah shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amiksah shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Li lands a big head kick that sends Amiksah tumbling to the mat! Li takes a step backwards and waves Amiksah back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Amiksah is rocked!

It looks like Hasan Amiksah has been cut.
Amiksah looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
Kayden Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasan Amiksah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Amiksah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amiksah postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiksah preventing the sweep.
Amiksah cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Amiksah is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Amiksah is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amiksah controls the pace.

Amiksah drops back looking for a leg! Li is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Li manages to kick Amiksah off! Amiksah jumps back into Li's guard.
Amiksah throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amiksah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amiksah.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Amiksah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Amiksah working Li over with strikes.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li is in trouble now - Amiksah has advanced to mount!
Amiksah with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiksah lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Amiksah.

Amiksah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Amiksah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Li has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Amiksah is working for a guillotine from mount but Li frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amiksah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Li hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Li has left one of his arms exposed and Amiksah doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Li screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hasan Amiksah!