PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koji Kenjahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenjahara's entrance music is Roll wit Uz by Thai. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kenjahara
vs
Khalifa

161 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Toxic Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Kenjahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenjahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khalifa!
Khalifa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kenjahara looking for a guillotine from mount but Khalifa is having none of it.
Kenjahara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kenjahara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kenjahara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Khalifa for as long as he can get away with.
Kenjahara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenjahara working for a guillotine from mount but Khalifa is in no mood to give up.
Khalifa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kenjahara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khalifa is looking to escape.
Khalifa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kenjahara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khalifa wants to hold on but Kenjahara pushes him away.

Kenjahara with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kenjahara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khalifa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khalifa tries to hold on but Kenjahara postures up.
Khalifa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Wiz Khalifa has been cut.
Khalifa is working to get back to half guard.
Kenjahara cracks Khalifa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kenjahara is breathing heavily.

Kenjahara looking to secure an arm triangle but Khalifa defends it well.
Khalifa tries to hold on but Kenjahara pushes him away.
Khalifa is looking to get to half guard.
Khalifa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Kenjahara looking to secure an arm triangle but Khalifa defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khalifa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kenjahara trying to control but Khalifa is having none of it.
Kenjahara fails to advance to Khalifa's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenjahara controlling from mount.

Kenjahara has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Khalifa is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koji Kenjahara!