PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hop Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Happiness comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet With a Name on It. Sing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gettin Jiggy wit It. Hop Sing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Happiness
vs
Sing

162 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Stand Alone Fight Wear

Kangaroo Muscle

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hop Sing!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sing gets caught flat footed, as Happiness shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Sing working for a triangle but Happiness defends it easily.

Happiness thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sing has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Happiness has passed into side control.

Happiness swings around for an armbar but Sing sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Happiness's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Happiness wants to stand but Sing is controlling the position.
Sing wants to stand but Happiness has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sing slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sing stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Happiness to get to his feet.
Happiness misses with a head kick.
Hop Sing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Happiness takes one to the chin there.
Hop Sing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sing stuffs the takedown.
Happiness pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Happiness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Happiness throws a front kick that sends Sing stumbling back into the cage.
Happiness throws a head kick but Sing moves out of range.
Happiness is breathing heavily.
Sing swats away the attempt to clinch by Happiness.
Sing connects with a body shot.
Happiness tries a head kick but it misses.
Happiness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Happiness throws a leg kick but Sing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sing misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Sing.
Sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sing!
Sing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Happiness slips a jab and a cross from Sing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Happiness looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sing misses with a few strikes there.
Sing lands a nice shot to the body.
Happiness avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sing.
A left lands for Sing.
Happiness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sing's corner calls for a 1-2. Sing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sing misses with a series of wild punches.
Sing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sing looks to land a combination but Happiness avoids it well.
Sing throws a right hand that Happiness ducks under and follows up with a left that Happiness also avoids with ease.
Happiness misses with the combination.
Sing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sing duly obliges.
Nice body punch from Sing.
Sing works over Happiness's head and body with a nice combination.
Happiness connects with a single shot there.
Sing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands with a nice combination. Happiness backs away looking to recover.
Sing throws a series of punches but Happiness moves out of range.
Happiness throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Happiness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sing throws a shot to the body.
Sing misses with a series of wild punches.
Sing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Happiness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sing as he avoids it easily.
Sing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Happiness counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sing looking for submissions off his back.

Sing is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Happiness pulls his head out easily.
Happiness is pressing down on Sing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sing is holding on for now.

Happiness seems to be working for a kimura but Sing defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happiness is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sing!

Happiness is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Happiness wants to finish this one by submission but Sing is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Happiness.

Happiness is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sing is surviving well by controlling Happiness's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sing is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tuck Happiness will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Happiness.
Sing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Happiness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Happiness throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Sing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sing moves out of range as Happiness throws a body kick.

Happiness shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Happiness showed some decent athleticism there.
Sing tries to roll over but Happiness keeps him under control.
Happiness wants to free his trapped foot but Sing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sing is not content to let Happiness control the position.
Happiness frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sing taking shots to the head.
Sing is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Happiness manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sing to take his back!

Happiness looking for the RNC.
Happiness is hanging on to Sing's back as he tries to escape.
Sing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sing manages to reverse the position and now he's in Happiness's guard. Nice work there by Sing.
Sing is looking to stand up but Happiness won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Sing drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Happiness dives on top into guard.
Happiness forces his way into half guard.

Sing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Sing looking for a guillotine here but Happiness defends easily.

Sing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Happiness doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sing is tightening it up a little... Happiness has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Happiness reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Happiness taps out! nice BJJ there by Sing!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hop Sing!
Hop Sing is the new bantamweight champion!