PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noah Hensley (ranked 5636 p4p, 357 weight class) and Kai Kamuzai (ranked 5417 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hensley
vs
Kamuzai

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Hensley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Kamuzai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hensley throws a series of punches but Kamuzai avoids them all with ease.
As Hensley backs off Kamuzai throws a huge counter combo but Hensley manages to avoid it all.
Kamuzai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kamuzai tries to close the distance and clinch but Hensley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hensley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hensley wants it to stay on the feet.
Hensley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hensley counters with a takedown into side control.
Hensley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kamuzai down.

Hensley decides to stand back up. Hensley steps back and let's Kamuzai get back to his feet.
No joy there for Hensley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hensley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kamuzai is trying to escape back to his feet but Hensley uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamuzai is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensley gets to mount! Kamuzai was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hensley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kamuzai wants to control but Hensley is having none of it.
Kamuzai trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hensley working Kamuzai over with strikes here.

It looks like Kai Kamuzai has been cut.
Hensley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kamuzai flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensley controlling the pace for now.

Hensley get's back to his feet.
Kamuzai tries to clinch up but Hensley circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Hensley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Hensley has closed the distance and engaged Kamuzai in a clinch.
Kamuzai goes for a takedown attempt but Hensley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kamuzai shoots in but Hensley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noah Hensley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Kamuzai.
Kamuzai looks winded!

Nice combo by Hensley! Oh, that's hurt him - Kamuzai falls to the canvas and Hensley follows him into side control.

Kamuzai is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kamuzai wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Hensley has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Kamuzai's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Kamuzai is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Hensley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Noah Hensley!