PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Bobachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hagen
vs
Bobachi

175 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachariah Bobachi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobachi throws a low kick, looking for Hagen's leg but Hagen calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bobachi.
Bobachi throws an off balance right hand

and Hagen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bobachi!
Hagen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hagen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hagen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hagen scoring with punches from side control.
Bobachi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hagen's best efforts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bobachi is trying to maintain the position but Hagen is very close to passing his half guard.
Hagen content to control rather than advance.
Hagen prevents Bobachi from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hagen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hagen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Bobachi is rocked!
Bobachi trying to control but Hagen postures up.
Bobachi is still in real trouble! Can Hagen finish him?
Hagen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Hagen there.
Hagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hagen working over Bobachi with some ground and pound. Bobachi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hagen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hagen connects with a nice short shot to Bobachi's temple.
Hagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is taking a breather. Bobachi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bobachi seems to have recovered his senses.
Bobachi taking some punishment here, with Hagen in his half guard.
Hagen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bobachi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hagen winds up and cracks Bobachi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagen lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hagen lands a nice short elbow.
Hagen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Hagen seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen lands strikes from half guard.
Hagen lands a big elbow - Bobachi is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hagen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Hagen!