PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tigo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigo Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Souza
vs
Ekaku

173 cm
18
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with the combination.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ekaku lands the left hand.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ekaku catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ekaku avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ekaku.
Ekaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Ekaku fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Ekaku - that's a beauty! Souza is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Ekaku can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hakuin Ekaku!