PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Kater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Till I Collapse. Kater has chosen Seringai - "Akselerasi Maksimum" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Emong Salvacion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salvacion
vs
Kater

178 cm
26
158 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

173 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Kater!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kater tries to clinch but Salvacion moves out of range.
Kater shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Kater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kater throws a lazy head kick

and Salvacion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kater blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salvacion.
Salvacion thows a huge punch but Kater dodges it nicely.
Salvacion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kater wants to get back to full guard.
Salvacion drops an elbow to the side of Kater's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kater wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy.
Salvacion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kater keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salvacion lands with a punch from half guard.
Salvacion slips a nice elbow through Kater's hands, connecting with Kater's forehead.
Kater looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Salvacion is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kater is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emong Salvacion!
Post fight, an emotional Emong Salvacion said 'Sorry it had to be you Ben, thanks for the warm up though'.