PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobajashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamoya has chosen Lupang Hinirang as his entrance music. Papoh Bamoya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kobajashi
vs
Bamoya

170 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Kobajashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobajashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bamoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bamoya tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kobajashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bamoya missing with knees to the body.

Kobajashi gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Bamoya makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bamoya wants to clinch

and Kobajashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kobajashi.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Kobajashi in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kenta Kobajashi has been cut.
Kobajashi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kobajashi is working for takedown but Bamoya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kobajashi tries for a takedown but Bamoya manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Kobajashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the head but Kobajashi blocks with his arms.

Kobajashi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bamoya clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bamoya is trying to get back to his feet but Kobajashi has full control of the position and if anything, Bamoya has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kobajashi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bamoya could be in trouble here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya covers up after that shot from Kobajashi.
Bamoya is trying to get back to his feet but Kobajashi has full control of the position and if anything, Bamoya has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobajashi is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kobajashi gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kobajashi gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kobajashi apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kobajashi instigates a clinch.
Kobajashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bamoya pushes off an throws an elbow but Kobajashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobajashi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bamoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kobajashi.
Kobajashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bamoya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Bamoya.
Bamoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kobajashi's defenses.
Kobajashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bamoya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kobajashi is breathing heavily.
Kobajashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamoya lands an elbow just above Kobajashi 's eye.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
Kobajashi wants a takedown.

Bamoya breaks from the clinch.
Bamoya misses with a head kick.

Bamoya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamoya.
Kobajashi takes an elbow to the forehead.

Bamoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya tries to clinch up

and Kobajashi moves into the clinch.

Bamoya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kobajashi darts in and clinches Bamoya up against the cage.
Bamoya connects with a knee to the head.

Bamoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papoh Bamoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bamoya sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Kobajashi to the ground! Bamoya dives into full mount looking to finish!

Kobajashi is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bamoya stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Oh Kobajashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bamoya looks to clinch

and Kobajashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kobajashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kobajashi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kobajashi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bamoya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bamoya landing knees to the head.
Bamoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Bamoya lands an elbow just above Kobajashi 's eye.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.

Bamoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bamoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bamoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobajashi.
Bamoya throws a head kick but Kobajashi moves out of range.
Bamoya throws a nice head kick!

Kenta Kobajashi's cut is getting worse.
Bamoya keeps Kobajashi at a distance using the push kick.
Bamoya moves in looking to clinch but Kobajashi pushes him off.

Bamoya takes the fight into the clinch.

Kobajashi has picked Bamoya up - he's going for a ride! Kobajashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bamoya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kobajashi.
Bamoya wants to get back to his feet.
Kobajashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kobajashi tries to pass to full mount but Bamoya defends it.
Kobajashi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bamoya is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bamoya tries to clinch but Kobajashi moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobajashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bamoya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Kobajashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bamoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobajashi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bamoya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bamoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobajashi moves away.
Kobajashi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kobajashi moves into the clinch.
Bamoya prevents the takedown attempt.
Bamoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bamoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bamoya tries to clinch but Kobajashi is having none of it.
Bamoya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kobajashi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bamoya clinches with his opponent.
Bamoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kobajashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bamoya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papoh Bamoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenta Kobajashi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bamoya tries to clinch

and Kobajashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bamoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bamoya misses with an elbow over the top.
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kobajashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands an elbow inside that Kobajashi shrugs off.

Kenta Kobajashi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Papoh Bamoya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bamoya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bamoya prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bamoya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kobajashi.
Bamoya lands a knee to the head.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bamoya.

Bamoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kobajashi tries to keep at a distance but Bamoya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kobajashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bamoya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Kobajashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bamoya breaks from the clinch.
Kenta Kobajashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bamoya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kobajashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Bamoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bamoya lands a knee to the body.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kobajashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bamoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobajashi avoids the head kick by Bamoya.
Kobajashi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bamoya tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kobajashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bamoya lands an elbow just above Kobajashi 's eye.

Jeez, Kenta Kobajashi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Bamoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bamoya tries to clinch but Kobajashi is having none of it.
Bamoya tries to clinch but Kobajashi is having none of it.

Kobajashi rushes Bamoya and presses him up against the cage.
Kobajashi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bamoya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bamoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bamoya.
Kobajashi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kobajashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Bamoya crunches a lovely knee into Kobajashi's ribcage.
Bamoya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bamoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bamoya tries to clinch up

and Kobajashi counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Kobajashi in his tracks for a moment.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Kobajashi in his tracks for a moment.
Kobajashi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bamoya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bamoya throws out a loose jab but Kobajashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamoya tries to clinch up

and Kobajashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bamoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kobajashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Kobajashi in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kenta Kobajashi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Papoh Bamoya!