PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What Mama Said . The crowd seem to be enjoying Kinte's choice of entrance music: Baka Survivor!. Kunta Kinte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Alb's chin.

Alb
vs
Kinte

176 cm
23
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

150 cm
29
160 lbs
14 - 3 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Alb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinte throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Kinte misses.
Alb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinte.
Alb works Kinte's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Alb.
Kinte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinte misses with a body punch
and Alb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kinte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alb sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Kinte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alb sprawls well initially but Kinte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kinte prevents Alb from improving his position.
Kinte stalling away here and it's allowed Alb to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alb looking to control.
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Alb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alb looking for a sweep. Not yet Alb, not yet.
Kinte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb is trying to keep Kinte in close.
Alb keeping full guard, as Kinte tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alb is pulling down on Kinte's head to control his posture.

Alb has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kinte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alb.
Kinte working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinte advances to full mount.
Kinte avoids the attempt from Alb to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Kinte.
Kinte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kinte lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Kinte there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kinte controlling from mount.
Alb keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alb is working hard here to advance position.
Kinte lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alb hang on?
Kinte wants to control the pace but Alb is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alb is working to get back to half guard.
Kinte looking to finish Alb with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alb!
Alb tries to lock up and control but Kinte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kinte unloading with bombs!
Kinte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kinte has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alb's face.
Kinte scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kinte breaks from Alb's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kinte controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Kinte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinte lands a heavy elbow.
Kinte trying to control but Alb is having none of it.
Kinte lands with some strikes.
Alb tries to hold on but Kinte pushes him away.
Kinte controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinte dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kinte throws a hook but Alb blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Kinte.
Alb staying out of range there.
Kinte throws a hook but Alb blocks it.

Alb closes the distance and clinches.
Alb prevents the takedown attempt.

Kinte breaks the clinch.
Alb misses with a wild body shot.
Alb swings for the body but Kinte moves out of range.
Alb moves in looking to clinch but Kinte pushes him off.
Kinte closes the distance and clinches up with Alb, looking for a takedown. Kinte pushes Alb against the cage but Alb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kinte loads up on a big right hand but Alb slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alb slips under a jab.
Kinte has his takedown stuffed

and Alb decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kinte's guard.
Ryan Alb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunta Kinte.
Alb postures up.
Alb trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb stopping the sweep attempt from Kinte.
Kunta Kinte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alb forces his way into half guard.

Kinte actively working from the bottom here.
Alb is thwarting Kinte's attempts to control the position.
Kinte preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kinte regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alb.
Alb works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alb is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kinte wants to get back to his feet.
Kinte is looking to control Alb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kinte avoid being mounted?
Alb moves into full mount! Kinte won't be happy about that!
Alb looking to control but Kinte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Alb looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alb controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte wants to hold on but Alb pushes him away.
Kinte is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kinte blocking the ground and pound.

Alb working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kinte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alb.
Kinte can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alb tries to control but Kinte wriggling away.
Kinte tries to hold on but Alb postures up.
Kinte tries to reverse the position but Alb maintains control.
Alb cracks Kinte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kinte wants to control but Alb is having none of it.
Kinte can't escape the position.
Alb lands a nice shot to the head.

Alb looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alb throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kinte manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kinte trying to hold on to Alb's head to control him but Alb postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Alb dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alb defending well as Kinte loads up on a big left hand.
Alb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Alb clobbers Kinte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Kinte misses.
Alb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinte.
Alb with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kinte counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Alb.
Kinte is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alb looks to throw the jab but Kinte is out of range.

Alb moves into range and clinches up with Kinte.
Kinte misses with some punches.
Kinte swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Alb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alb moves away from the strike by Kinte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb tries to clinch but Kinte moves away

and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown. Alb fights it but they end up in guard.
Kinte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kinte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alb's head.
Kinte is fighting to break Alb's control of his arms but Alb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alb keeping full guard, as Kinte tries to pass.
Kinte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kinte!
Kinte is looking to get to half guard.
Alb avoids the attempt from Kinte to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alb with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kinte bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kinte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Alb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinte won't allow Alb to sweep him here.
Kinte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alb's head.
Kinte is pushing down on Alb's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alb is fighting to maintain full guard but Kinte has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alb is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kinte is tapping! Great win for Alb!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Alb!