PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman has chosen Down with the Sickness - Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hong
vs
Roman

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yin Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Roman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Roman as Hong shoots in.
Roman throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range.
Hong shoots in for a double leg but Roman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hong is trying to work for a kimura but Roman is defending well.

Hong is looking for a kimura but Roman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hong to get the leverage.

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

Hong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roman defends it well.
Hong wants to pass the guard but Roman is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hong wants to work for an arm triangle but Roman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hong.

Hong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roman is trying to stand back up but Hong is controlling him
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hong.

Hong is trying to work for a kimura but Roman is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hong is working for a kimura but Roman is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roman looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Hong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roman sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is staying active underneath Hong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roman wants to improve his position but Hong is controlling well.
Hong works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Hong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roman misses with the body kick

and Hong counters with a single leg into guard. Roman didn't expect that.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hong is controlling him.
Hong slips nicely into half guard.
Hong trying to control the action but Roman is working from the bottom.

Hong seems to be working for a kimura but Roman defends the submission attempt.
Yin Hong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman is in trouble now - Hong has advanced to mount!

Roman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hong.
Hong looking to control but Roman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Roman is on top in guard.

Hong has his foot on Roman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roman works his way back into a safe position though.
Roman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hong manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Hong 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hong stands and throws Roman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Hong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hong is trying to get an arm triangle but Roman is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is looking to take a break and control but Roman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roman wants to control but Hong postures up.

Hong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hong is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Hong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Roman as Hong shoots in.
Hong shoots for a takedown but Roman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roman misses with a wild combination.
Roman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hong tries to avoid it but Roman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hong to the ground. Hong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yin Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong has his takedown stuffed
and Roman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roman slaps away a takedown attempt from Hong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roman.
Roman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hong.
Roman lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman shoots in for a double leg but Hong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hong shoots in but Roman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Roman.
Hong shoots and misses
and Roman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Roman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is not content to let Roman control the position.
Hong is trying to control Roman's posture but Roman avoids it.
Hong wants to get back to his feet but Roman drags him back down.
Marcus Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman trying to control the action but Hong is working from the bottom.

Roman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hong has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Hong manages to get back to half guard.
Hong gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yin Hong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hong is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Roman has his hands clasped together but Hong extends an breaks Roman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hong.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yin Hong!