PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poi Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trap
vs
Kai

186 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poi Kai!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Trap as he checks the leg kick.
Trap looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kai throws a sloppy head kick and Trap moves out of range easily.
Kai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trap avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Trap moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Trap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kai looking for a takedown.

Kai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trap fails with the takedown.

Kai drives through with a takedown into Trap's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Kai has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kai pushes down on Trap's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kai wants to work for an arm triangle but Trap is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kai seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Trap is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Poi Kai!