PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pippy Poker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Hawk enters the cage!

Poker
vs
Hawk

157 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pippy Poker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawk's guard.
Poker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Poker from controlling successfully.

Poker drops back looking for a leg! Hawk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawk manages to kick Poker off! Poker jumps back into Hawk's guard.
Hawk trying to keep a closed guard but Poker is proving a slippery customer.
Poker is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawk has wrist control.
Poker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Poker is working Hawk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Poker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poker working the body and head with strikes.
Poker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poker landing strikes.

Hawk is rocked!
Poker scoring with punches from side control.
Hawk is still in real trouble! Can Poker finish him?
Hawk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Poker has hold of Hawk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hawk seems comfortable defending it but Poker has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hawk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hawk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Poker couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pippy Poker!
Pippy Poker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.