PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Umato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kuiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umato comes to the cage accompanied by Insomniac Olympics. Ken Umato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Umato
vs
Kuiper

190 cm
24
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Umato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Kuiper!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kuiper counter with a right hand.
Kuiper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuiper misses with a head kick.

Umato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuiper is trying to break the clinch but Umato has him pressed against the cage.
Kuiper is trying to break the clinch but Umato has him pressed against the cage.
Kuiper is trying to break free.
Kuiper wants to get back to striking at distance but Umato won't allow it.
Kuiper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuiper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuiper has had enough of the clinch but Umato keeps him there for the moment.
Kuiper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Umato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuiper throws a head kick that misses
and Umato counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuiper. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiper tries a head kick but it misses.
Umato throws a chopping leg kick but Kuiper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Umato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuiper throws a hook but Umato avoids it easily.

Umato scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Umato trying to control the pace.

Umato seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kuiper is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ken Umato!
During a confident post fight interview, Ken Umato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.