PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chein Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pepper
vs
Kai

170 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Cage Side Supplements

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chein Kai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai avoids the body shot from Pepper.

Pepper pushes Kai up against the cage in a clinch.
Kai avoiding damage.
Kai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pepper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Pepper gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Pepper wants to work for an arm triangle but Kai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pepper works his way into side control.
Kai is looking to regain half guard here but Pepper keeps moving and retains side control.

Pepper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kai is trying to get back to half guard.
Kai throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Pepper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kai, who protects the arm well.
Kai is looking to reverse the position.

Pepper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai tries to bench press Pepper off him but Pepper keeps the position.
Pepper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kai!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kai defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pepper.

Pepper working for a submission but Kai is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kai tries to reverse the position but Pepper maintains control.

Pepper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kai is wriggling around trying to escape.

Pepper working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pepper is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pepper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kai can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Pepper has control of Kai's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kai regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kai is trying to escape the mount.

Pepper working for a guillotine from mount but Kai is in no mood to give up.
Kai is in all sorts of trouble here.

Pepper working for a submission but Kai is keeping him at bay.

Pepper has hold of Kai's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kai manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pepper wants to finish this one by submission but Kai is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pepper.
Kai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pepper moves to the back.

Pepper looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Kai taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Floyd Pepper!