PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Klemens (ranked 23738 p4p, 3971 weight class) and Kwame Bankole (ranked 503 p4p, 360 weight class). Kwame Bankole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klemens
vs
Bankole

170 cm
19
148
5 - 2 - 0

166 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Klemens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwame Bankole!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bankole wants to clinch up but Klemens keeps it at a distance.

Bankole drives through with a takedown into Klemens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bankole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bankole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Klemens's head.
Bankole preventing the sweep.
Bankole advances to half guard.
Bankole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Klemens is looking for a sweep. Bankole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bankole stalling.
Klemens is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bankole jumps into side control!
Klemens tries to buck Bankole off but Bankole is having none of it.
Bankole happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemens is looking for a sweep.
Klemens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bankole on the ground.
Bankole remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Bankole decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bankole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Klemens is wriggling around but Bankole manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bankole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klemens is looking for a sweep. Bankole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klemens is working hard here to advance position.
Bankole not doing much here.

Bankole is trying for a kimura here. Klemens looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bankole wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kwame Bankole!