PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karva Jorgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgos has chosen Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil as his entrance music. Karva Jorgos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ho
vs
Jorgos

180 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karva Jorgos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorgos momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorgos. Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho misses with a looping right.
Jorgos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Jorgos is out of range.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
Jorgos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jorgos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jorgos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ho tries to avoid it but Jorgos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ho to the ground. Ho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jorgos doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho lands the left hand.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Jorgos moves away and avoids it.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jorgos.
Ho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ricky Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorgos moves out of range of the strikes.

Jorgos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ho has had enough of the clinch but Jorgos keeps him there for the moment.
Jorgos tries to pull guard but Ho won't allow it.
Ho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jorgos is working for takedown but Ho is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ricky Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karva Jorgos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jorgos keeps control of Ho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jorgos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ho stops a takedown attempt from Jorgos.
Ho working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ho working hard to break the clinch.
Jorgos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho's efforts to push away.
Jorgos lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jorgos throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Jorgos saw that one coming.

Jorgos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Jorgos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ho is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karva Jorgos!