PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 2693 p4p, 247 weight class) and Chosu Viv (ranked 2838 p4p, 264 weight class). Chosu Viv has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hannibal Barca's chin.

Barca
vs
Viv

175 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

170 cm
28
155 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chosu Viv!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Barca as Viv shoots in.
Viv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barca is fending him off so far but Viv persists. Nope, Barca circles away and we're back to standing.
Viv has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Viv fails with the takedown.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Barca thumps Viv with a low kick.

Viv gets a takedown into half guard.
Barca moves into full guard.
Viv throwing strikes from guard but Barca blocks nicely.
Viv in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Viv looking to improve position, pressing down on Barca's thigh with his hand. Barca seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Viv paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Viv's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Barca picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannibal Barca!
After winning the bout, Hannibal Barca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.