PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tembo Laibon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sentinel Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laibon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kamikaze Kush- Warcry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laibon
vs
Prime

190 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

202 cm
21
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tembo Laibon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sentinel Prime!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oooooh!!! Laibon has knocked Prime down with a huge combo! Laibon steps away and waves a wobbly Prime back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Sentinel Prime has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laibon tries to clinch
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laibon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prime throws a body punch but Laibon moves out of range.
Laibon is looking to clinch.
Prime misses with a body shot.
Prime throws the left hand but Laibon avoids the punch easily.
Prime digs a good hook to Laibon's body.
Laibon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laibon.
Prime connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Prime.
Prime misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Prime tests Laibon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laibon is looking to chop away at Prime's legs.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Prime looks to land a combination but Laibon avoids it well.
Laibon avoids the body shot from Prime.
Prime tests Laibon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laibon throws a head kick but Prime moves out of range.
Good exchange - Prime coming out on top.
A big right from Prime misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Prime avoids the head kick by Laibon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laibon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laibon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laibon avoids the body shot from Prime.
Prime lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Laibon.
Prime scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Prime throws a body punch but Laibon moves out of range.
Laibon looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.

Nice combo by Prime! Oh, that's hurt him - Laibon falls to the canvas and Prime follows him into side control.

Laibon is rocked!

It looks like Tembo Laibon has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laibon is looking for a sweep.
Oh Laibon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prime is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Laibon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Laibon is trying to control Prime's posture but Prime avoids it.
Laibon seems to have got his legs back now.
Laibon regains half guard.
Laibon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Laibon actively working from the bottom here.
Laibon tries to get to full guard but Prime has control of the leg.

Laibon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Prime there.
Laibon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laibon is looking to control Prime's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laibon avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laibon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laibon is trying to stand.
Prime really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laibon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laibon tries to roll over but Prime keeps him under control.
Prime passes to full mount!
Laibon can't escape the position.
Prime with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prime postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Laibon badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Prime around the waist but Prime pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Prime is the winner by TKO! Prime jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sentinel Prime!