PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kouta Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braddock Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Braddock Hemingway was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hiro
vs
Hemingway

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kouta Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braddock Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemingway throws a sloppy head kick and Hiro moves out of range easily.
Hemingway swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
Hemingway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hiro swivels and escapes.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiro throws a head kick that Hemingway semi-blocks.
Hiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Hemingway or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiro which made him look bad.
Hiro throws a head kick that misses.
Hemingway avoids the head kick by Hiro.
Hiro lands with a kick to the temple. Hemingway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but Hemingway pushes him off.
Hemingway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hemingway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro misses with a head kick.

Hiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Hemingway tries to pull guard but Hiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Hemingway drops back down to his feet.
Kouta Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Hemingway.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemingway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hemingway looks gassed!
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Hiro looking to throw knees to the head but Hemingway is blocking nicely.
Hemingway tries to score a body lock takedown but Hiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hemingway blocks it with crossed arms.
Hemingway has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemingway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hiro missing with knees to the body.
Hiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hemingway tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hiro smiles and moves away.
Hemingway looks to land a left hand but Hiro moved out of range nicely.
Kouta Hiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hemingway shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemingway scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hiro?
Hemingway controlling the position easily from mount.
Hemingway tries to control but Hiro wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway with good strikes from the mount here!
Hiro is trying to reverse the position but instead Hemingway has taken his back - oops!
Hemingway punishes Hiro with strikes from the back mount.
Hemingway really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hiro.
Hemingway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hemingway has got one arm under Hiro's chin. This could be trouble... Hiro trying to control the other hand but Hemingway gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hiro has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Braddock Hemingway!