PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Hitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diaga Janatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janatan has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Diaga Janatan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hitana
vs
Janatan

170 cm
27
140 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

179 cm
19
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Hitana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diaga Janatan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janatan throws a body kick the misses
and Hitana counters with a left and a right that stings Janatan.
Janatan throws a lazy head kick

and Hitana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hitana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Janatan.
Janatan looks gassed!
Hitana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Janatan's face.

It looks like Diaga Janatan has been cut.
A knee to the head by Hitana.

Hitana drops Janatan with a big knee straight up the middle! Janatan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Janatan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hitana clinches up against the cage.
Janatan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hitana finish him?
Hitana stalling against the cage.
Hitana creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Janatan! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hitana.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Hitana!
During a confident post fight interview, Zack Hitana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.