PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koni Minichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kaman
vs
Minichi

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Kaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koni Minichi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Minichi if he has to take too many more of those.
Kaman is looking to slow Minichi down with leg kicks.
Kaman throws a sloppy head kick and Minichi moves out of range easily.
Kaman throws a leg kick which misses Minichi's front leg but catches the back leg as Minichi tries to avoid it.
Kaman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Minichi.

Minichi pushes Kaman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaman tries to break free but Minichi pushes him back against the cage.
Kaman is looking to break free of the clinch but Minichi has double underhooks.
Kaman is trying to break the clinch but Minichi is controlling him.
Kaman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minichi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaman walks away with a smile on his face. Minichi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minichi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaman throws a sloppy head kick and Minichi moves out of range easily.
Kaman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Minichi pushes Kaman up against the cage in a clinch.
Minichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaman smiles and moves away.
Rob Kaman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koni Minichi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minichi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kaman as he avoids it easily.
Kaman throws a series of punches but Minichi avoids them all with ease.
Minichi wants to counter with a clinch but Kaman pushes him away.
Kaman lands a high kick!
Minichi fails with a takedown attempt.

Minichi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaman can't break the clinch.
Kaman can't break the clinch.
Kaman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaman tries to break the clinch but Minichi is controlling the position.
Kaman can't break the clinch.
Kaman working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minichi.

Minichi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Kaman.
Minichi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minichi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaman swivels and escapes.
Kaman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minichi's sensitive parts.
Kaman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minichi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaman feints and then cracks Minichi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minichi down.
Minichi throws a good cross that connects.
Rob Kaman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minichi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minichi. That did some damage!
Kaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaman connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Kaman misses.
Kaman is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaman. That's going to slow Minichi down.
Minichi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kaman looks for the body kick but Minichi saw that one coming.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses.
Kaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaman throws a sloppy head kick

and Minichi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaman's guard.
Minichi is standing up over Kaman. Kaman looks to escape but Minichi dives into side control.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Minichi stalls from top position.
Minichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaman is trying to escape the position but Minichi is controlling the position.
Minichi moves into full mount!
Minichi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaman?
Minichi landing shots from mount.

Minichi is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Minichi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Koni Minichi!