PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sercan Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Tudeep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tudeep's choice of entrance music: Survival of the Fitttest. Dixon Tudeep has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sercan Kaplan's chin.

Kaplan
vs
Tudeep

184 cm
23
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sercan Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dixon Tudeep!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaplan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tudeep counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaplan won't be happy with that.
Tudeep lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaplan parries the strikes from Tudeep easily there. Tudeep is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaplan to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tudeep has hold of Kaplan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kaplan seems comfortable defending it but Tudeep has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kaplan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kaplan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tudeep couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dixon Tudeep!