PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilmar Halldorsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Tsanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Halldorsson
vs
Tsanaka

182 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hilmar Halldorsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hiro Tsanaka!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsanaka tries to clinch up.
Halldorsson tries to counter with a takedown but Tsanaka is quick to defend against it.

Halldorsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Halldorsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsanaka is keeping the position for now.
Tsanaka wants to stand but Halldorsson is controlling the position.
Halldorsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halldorsson forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halldorsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Tsanaka actively working from the bottom here.
Halldorsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Halldorsson is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Halldorsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Tsanaka is defending against the submission attempts here by Halldorsson.
Halldorsson trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halldorsson is trying to work for a kimura but Tsanaka is defending well.
Halldorsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Halldorsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halldorsson is trying to control. Tsanaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Halldorsson looking for a submission but Tsanaka manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
We've been informed that Tsanaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Halldorsson content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tsanaka looking for subs off his back but Halldorsson has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilmar Halldorsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Halldorsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halldorsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tsanaka throws a body punch but Halldorsson moves out of range.
Halldorsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Halldorsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halldorsson controls the position.

Halldorsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tsanaka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Halldorsson happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsanaka is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halldorsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Halldorsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Halldorsson prefers to stall for the moment though.

Halldorsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Halldorsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Tsanaka is defending well.

Halldorsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tsanaka has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tsanaka's face as Halldorsson controls the position.
Halldorsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsanaka keeps working.

Halldorsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halldorsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Halldorsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Halldorsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Tsanaka is defending well.
Halldorsson prevents Tsanaka from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsanaka is looking to regain half guard here but Halldorsson keeps moving and retains side control.

Tsanaka wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Halldorsson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Tsanaka's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Tsanaka is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Halldorsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hilmar Halldorsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Hilmar Halldorsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.