PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 2418 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Hassan Takhti (ranked 310 p4p, 220 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bispen
vs
Takhti

180 cm
23
220
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
24
218
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hassan Takhti!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispen checks a low kick from Takhti.
Takhti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
Bispen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bispen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takhti's coach down at Blaze Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Takhti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takhti moves away.
Takhti looks for a takedown but Bispen sprawls well.
Bispen misses with a wild combination.

Takhti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Takhti is working for a submission of some sort.

Takhti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bispen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bispen is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takhti is looking for a kimura but Bispen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Takhti to get the leverage.
Bispen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bispen.

Takhti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bispen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Takhti has Bispen in his guard.

Takhti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bispen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Takhti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Takhti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bispen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Takhti is tightening it up a little... Bispen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bispen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bispen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Takhti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hassan Takhti!