PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Django Stochelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayabusa has chosen Sakura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Stochelo
vs
Hayabusa

170 cm
24
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Stochelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suzuki Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stochelo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hayabusa lands a shoulder strike.
Stochelo goes for a takedown attempt but Hayabusa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hayabusa misses with a looping right.
Stochelo slips under a jab.
Stochelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayabusa.
Stochelo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stochelo ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
Stochelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Django Stochelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stochelo misses with a takedown attempt - Hayabusa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayabusa thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayabusa misses with a hook. Stochelo ducked under it nicely.
Suzuki Hayabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Stochelo shoots for a takedown but Hayabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayabusa gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hayabusa wants to control but Stochelo is keeping him busy.

Hayabusa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stochelo wants to control but Hayabusa postures up.
Stochelo is not content to let Hayabusa control the position.
Hayabusa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stochelo tries to lock up and control but Hayabusa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hayabusa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stochelo is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stochelo tries to hold on but Hayabusa postures up.

Hayabusa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stochelo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stochelo struggling a bit here.

Hayabusa tries for a kimura but Stochelo is defending well.

Hayabusa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stochelo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hayabusa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stochelo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hayabusa lets go of the hold and Stochelo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Suzuki Hayabusa!