PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maestre Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hulk
vs
Hyabusa

190 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
272 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maestre Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyabusa throws out a leg kick but Hulk moves out of range and Hyabusa only half commits.
Ryu Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hulk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hulk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hyabusa's head.
Hulk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hulk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hulk stops Hyabusa from getting back to his feet.
Hulk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hyabusa defending well though.
Hyabusa wants to get back to his feet.
Hulk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hulk trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Hulk there.
Hyabusa is trying to stand up here but Hulk is controlling him well.
Hulk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hulk landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hulk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hyabusa hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyabusa is in a horrible position here. Hulk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hulk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hyabusa is looking to escape.
Hulk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hyabusa?
BOOM! Hulk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hulk trying to control but Hyabusa is having none of it.
Hyabusa wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk wants to control the pace but Hyabusa is squirming around nicely.
Hulk landing punches.
Hulk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hyabusa is squirming around, avoiding Hulk's attempts to control the action.
Hulk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hulk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hulk tries to control but Hyabusa wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hulk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hulk controlling from mount.
Hulk landing punches.
Hulk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hyabusa looks a forlorn figure.
Hyabusa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hulk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hyabusa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hulk with the ground and pound from mount.
Hyabusa looks gassed!
Hyabusa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hyabusa is in a horrible position here. Hulk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hulk raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hulk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hulk lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Hyabusa! Hulk sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Hyabusa and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maestre Hulk!