PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Matthews (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.

Hammer
vs
Matthews

150 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Hammer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammer is in Matthews's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hammer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matthews wants to stand up but Hammer is controlling him.

Matthews wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Hammer's hips, looking to push off. But Hammer grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Matthews screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Alex Hammer!