PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keneth Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Keneth Kobayashi enters the cage!

Wilson
vs
Kobayashi

150 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keneth Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Kobayashi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kobayashi tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Kobayashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.

Wilson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilson lands in his opponent's guard.

Wilson stands and steps away. Kobayashi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobayashi is just out of range.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kobayashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobayashi prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Kobayashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Kobayashi keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wilson gets a clinch.
Kobayashi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobayashi tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Kobayashi wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Wilson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Kobayashi wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Kobayashi is rocked!
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Kobayashi in a clinch.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Kobayashi closes the distance but Wilson moves to the side
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Kobayashi was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Keneth Kobayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch

and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kobayashi trying to land knees to the body.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson cracks Kobayashi with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
Kobayashi tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Kobayashi backpedaling.
Kobayashi wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kobayashi connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Kobayashi is controlling the position.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Kobayashi keeps him there for the moment.
Kobayashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kobayashi is trying to break free.
Kobayashi keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kobayashi won't allow it.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kobayashi has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kobayashi.

It looks like Damon Wilson has been cut.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.

Wilson feints and as Kobayashi raises his hands in defense, Wilson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Kobayashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kobayashi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Kobayashi works to full guard.
Kobayashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damon Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damon Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Kobayashi closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Kobayashi pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Kobayashi clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Kobayashi wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kobayashi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Kobayashi wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kobayashi won't be happy with that.
Kobayashi tries to improve position but can't.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
Wilson advances to mount.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson trying to control but Kobayashi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson dominating with strikes here.
Kobayashi is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?

Wilson working for a guillotine from mount but Kobayashi is in no mood to give up.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson landing punches.
Wilson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kobayashi to take his back!

Wilson is persistently looking for the submission but Kobayashi is defending it well.
Wilson biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi trying to control but not successfully.
Kobayashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson is hanging on to Kobayashi's back as he tries to escape.

Wilson working for the choke.
Kobayashi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kobayashi is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
Wilson trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson decides to stand up.

Wilson clinches.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kobayashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson wants to stand but Kobayashi is controlling his posture from full guard.

Kobayashi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wilson passes into half guard.
Kobayashi missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kobayashi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wilson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kobayashi has tightened it up now! Wilson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keneth Kobayashi!