PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khon Kaen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Sylvanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaen comes to the cage accompanied by Morbid Angel - Where the Slime Live. Sylvanas has chosen Woah Woah Woah as his entrance music. Stephan Sylvanas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kaen
vs
Sylvanas

188 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Shinobi

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khon Kaen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Sylvanas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephan Sylvanas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sylvanas fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaen cracks Sylvanas with an open hand slap.
Sylvanas throws a hook to the side of Kaen's head but Kaen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sylvanas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaen darts in looking for a takedown but Sylvanas gets double underhooks and turns Kaen into the cage.
Sylvanas digs a good hook to Kaen's body.
Kaen ducks under a wild hook from Sylvanas.

Kaen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sylvanas on his heels. He'll look to pass Sylvanas's guard now, I'm sure.
Sylvanas is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kaen dives into side control.

Kaen controls the position.
Kaen throws an elbow but Sylvanas slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kaen has an Americana. Sylvanas didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kaen is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kaen hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Khon Kaen!
After winning the bout, Khon Kaen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.