PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hozumi Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hasegawa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Alexander Tyler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hasegawa
vs
Tyler

165 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hozumi Hasegawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Tyler.
Tyler lands a head kick. Hasegawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hasegawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyler shoots for a double leg takedown but Hasegawa sprawls well. He's pushed Tyler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler lands a high kick!
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hasegawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Hasegawa misses its intended target.
Hasegawa wants to clinch up but Tyler keeps it at a distance.
Alexander Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Hasegawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hasegawa.

Hasegawa moves into the clinch.
Hasegawa gets through Tyler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hasegawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hasegawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hasegawa.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasegawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hasegawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hasegawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Hasegawa sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasegawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler controlling the action here for a moment.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasegawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Hasegawa keeps him there for the moment.
Hasegawa scores with a shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Hasegawa is pressed up against the cage. Tyler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hasegawa down to the mat. Hasegawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hozumi Hasegawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Tyler.
Tyler scores with a spinning back kick!
Tyler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa tries to clinch up but Tyler circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Tyler or perhaps it was just good defense by Hasegawa which made him look bad.
Tyler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyler fakes the leg kick and cracks Hasegawa in the body.
Hasegawa jabs at Tyler's body.
Tyler looks gassed!

Tyler tries to keep at a distance but Hasegawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hasegawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hasegawa lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Hasegawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa cracks Tyler with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Hasegawa.
A short uppercut from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Hasegawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Hasegawa scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tyler is rocked!
Hasegawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Hasegawa finish him?
Hasegawa lands a big right hand that drops Tyler! The killer instinct kicks in and Hasegawa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hasegawa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hozumi Hasegawa!