PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley (ranked 24772 p4p, 293 weight class) and Gold Man (ranked 23655 p4p, 298 weight class). Hadley comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music - Eminem. Gold Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Hadley's chin.

Hadley
vs
Man

178 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold Man!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hadley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.

Hadley is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hadley.
Hadley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hadley prevents Man from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hadley seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
Hadley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hadley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Man should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hadley seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Hadley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Hadley seems to be looking for submissions.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hadley.
Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hadley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hadley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hadley wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.

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.
Man doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hadley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hadley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!

Man wants to stand but Hadley has his arm trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The strikes coming from Man are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Hadley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hadley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man regains half guard, as Hadley was trying to land strikes.

Hadley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hadley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to control but Hadley is keeping busy.
Hadley scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hadley is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.
Man tries to get to full guard but Hadley has control of the leg.
Hadley trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.

Hadley is working for a submission of some sort.

Hadley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
Man is pressing down on Hadley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hadley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alex Hadley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Hadley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hadley blocks the body kick.

Hadley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hadley is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Man looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hadley gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Man is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hadley lets go of the hold and Man can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Hadley!