PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Hamadha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tang Mutconet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamadha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot - Duaity. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hamadha
vs
Mutconet

170 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Hamadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tang Mutconet!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutconet wants to clinch.
Mutconet tries to clinch up but Hamadha circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutconet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutconet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Hamadha shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mutconet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamadha passes into half guard.

Hamadha is looking for a kimura here.
Hamadha moves into full mount! Mutconet won't be happy about that!

Hamadha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mutconet has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mutconet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamadha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mutconet defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hamadha.

Hamadha is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mutconet is surviving well by controlling Hamadha's body position as best he can.

Hamadha jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mutconet manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Hamadha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mutconet, who protects the arm well.
Hamadha is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutconet is trying to buck Hamadha off.
Hamadha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mutconet keeps working.
Hamadha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mutconet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadha tries to advance to mount but can't.

Hamadha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mutconet has escaped the position, nice work there.

Hamadha is trying to get an arm triangle but Mutconet is defending well.

Hamadha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mutconet has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mutconet wants to get back to his feet but Hamadha drags him back down.

Hamadha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mutconet has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mutconet is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hamadha is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Hamadha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hamadha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hamadha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hamadha forces his way into half guard.
Mutconet is trying to stand up here but Hamadha is controlling him well.

Mutconet is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamadha.
Hamadha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadha lands a big elbow.
Hamadha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutconet is looking to escape.
Hamadha scoring with strikes but Mutconet is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hamadha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hamadha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutconet is looking to escape.
Mutconet is in a horrible position here. Hamadha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hamadha wants to control the pace but Mutconet is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutconet is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Hamadha jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mutconet manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hamadha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mutconet, who protects the arm well.
Mutconet is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadha moves into full mount!

Hamadha with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hamadha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutconet has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Hamadha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mutconet lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadha. Mutconet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadha swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutconet.
Hamadha misses with a straight left.
Mutconet doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamadha circles away.
Mutconet tries a head kick but it misses.

Hamadha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mutconet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Hamadha is trying to get an arm triangle but Mutconet is defending well.

Hamadha tries for a kimura but Mutconet is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hamadha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mutconet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadha trying to control the position but Mutconet is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamadha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mutconet is not content to let Hamadha control the position.
Hamadha throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamadha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mutconet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hamadha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hamadha prevents Mutconet from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hamadha tries for a kimura but Mutconet is defending well.
Mutconet is looking to get back to his feet here but Hamadha is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mutconet's back.

Hamadha sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Mutconet taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hiro Hamadha!