PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeratul Alibaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fu
vs
Alibaba

186 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hung Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeratul Alibaba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alibaba throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alibaba keeping moving, preventing Fu from controlling successfully.
Alibaba wants to sweep but no luck.
Fu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fu is in close to Alibaba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alibaba is looking to reverse the position.

Fu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alibaba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fu scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu landing strikes.
Fu cracks Alibaba with a big right hand but Alibaba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Fu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fu cracks Alibaba with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fu scoring with punches and elbows.

Alibaba is rocked!
Fu scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Alibaba is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Fu can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hung Fu!
In his post fight interview, Hung Fu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.