PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bang
vs
Rockhold

177 cm
21
176 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Rockhold!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bang has closed the distance and engaged Rockhold in a clinch.

Bang lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rockhold wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Rockhold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
Rockhold trying to control from the bottom.
Bang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rockhold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.

Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rockhold defends it well.
Rockhold works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rockhold working for a triangle but Bang defends it easily.
Bang tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockhold is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhold keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Rockhold working a defensive guard here.
Rockhold tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rockhold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bang trying to control but Rockhold is working from the bottom.

Rockhold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bang won't allow Rockhold to sweep him here.
Bang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rockhold's guard.
Bang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rockhold is trying to control but Bang manages to pass to mount!
Bang landing strikes from the mount and Rockhold is in trouble!

Rockhold is rocked!
Rockhold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rockhold is still in real trouble! Can Bang finish him?
Bang looking to control but Rockhold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockhold seems to have recovered his senses.
Bang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rockhold sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to control. Rockhold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rockhold wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rockhold wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bang winds up and cracks Rockhold with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bang lands with a punch from half guard.

Rockhold is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Bang has latched onto it... Big trouble! Bang pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Rockhold is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Bang!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kelvin Bang!
Kelvin Bang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.