PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aktiv Vajag (ranked 4773 p4p, 4804 weight class) and Donte McKenna (ranked 529 p4p, 417 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.

Vajag
vs
McKenna

178 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
154
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Amsterdam, Aktiv Vajag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donte McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Vajag.

It looks like Donte McKenna has been cut.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vajag wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aktiv Vajag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McKenna scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

McKenna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vajag has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Vajag's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vajag is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKenna is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

McKenna is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vajag looks calm but he's in trouble here. McKenna gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vajag is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McKenna lets go of the hold and Vajag can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donte McKenna!