PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Pelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanma Bakki (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.

Pelton
vs
Bakki

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Pelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanma Bakki!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bakki counters with a takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bakki trying to control the position but Pelton is working away.
Pelton is trying to control Bakki's posture but Bakki avoids it.

Bakki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pelton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bakki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakki throws a strike aimed at the side of Pelton's head but Pelton avoids it well.
Pelton is trying to get back to his feet.
Bakki looks up at the clock and then as Pelton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bakki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Pelton is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakki cracks Pelton with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bakki immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pelton is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bakki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanma Bakki!