PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hamilton (ranked 2750 p4p, 3305 weight class) and Mitsugi Kitahachi (ranked 300 p4p, 343 weight class). Kitahachi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fly-day Chinatown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mitsugi Kitahachi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lincoln Hamilton's chin.

Hamilton
vs
Kitahachi

179 cm
25
164
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
155
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lincoln Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsugi Kitahachi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitahachi connects with a body shot that sends Hamilton's belly button to the back.
Kitahachi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hamilton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Hamilton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kitahachi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hamilton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hamilton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kitahachi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here as Hamilton stalls from top position.

Hamilton in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kitahachi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lincoln Hamilton!
Our winner, Lincoln Hamilton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.