PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuyu Hakusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Balzonya struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hakusho
vs
Balzonya

186 cm
22
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Fight King Nutrition
S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuyu Hakusho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Balzonya!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balzonya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balzonya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hakusho but Hakusho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balzonya looks gassed!
Hakusho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hakusho lands a lovely overhand right.
Balzonya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hakusho.

Hakusho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balzonya trying to stall but Hakusho improves his position.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balzonya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balzonya tries to break the clinch but Hakusho is controlling the position.
Balzonya trying to stall but Hakusho improves his position.
Balzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hakusho goes for a takedown attempt but Balzonya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hakusho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hakusho connects with a knee to the head.

Hakusho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hakusho clinches with his opponent.

Hakusho breaks the clinch.
Balzonya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hakusho circles away.
Balzonya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Hakusho darts in and clinches Balzonya up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho misses with some punches.
A short left from Hakusho.
Balzonya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hakusho.
The referee calls for Balzonya to work.
Balzonya looking to slow down the pace here.
Hakusho misses with a knee to the head.

Balzonya is trying to trip Hakusho. He has hold of a leg but Hakusho is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Balzonya persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hakusho controls Balzonya momentarily but Balzonya frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hakusho is on top in guard.
Hakusho preventing the sweep.
Balzonya can't keep his opponent in guard - Hakusho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hakusho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hakusho works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakusho looking to control but Balzonya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hakusho is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Balzonya has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Balzonya tries to reverse the position but Hakusho maintains control.
Hakusho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balzonya sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Balzonya trying to control but Hakusho postures up.
Hakusho wants to free his trapped foot but Balzonya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balzonya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hakusho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hakusho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balzonya keeps working.
Balzonya is looking to control Hakusho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balzonya avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hakusho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hakusho is looking for a kimura but Balzonya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hakusho to get the leverage.
Hakusho is trying to control the action in half guard but Balzonya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hakusho trying to mount his opponent but Balzonya defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hakusho lands a nice looking body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balzonya swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hakusho jumps into guard, dragging Balzonya to the mat.

Hakusho is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Balzonya rolls with it to try and escape but Hakusho cranks on the arm and Balzonya is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuyu Hakusho!