PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flo Sohard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hano Bilkerken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sohard
vs
Bilkerken

155 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flo Sohard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hano Bilkerken!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sohard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bilkerken napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sohard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bilkerken is trying to get back to half guard.

Sohard is trying to get an arm triangle but Bilkerken is defending well.

Sohard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bilkerken knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sohard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sohard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bilkerken is looking to regain half guard here but Sohard keeps moving and retains side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flo Sohard!
Flo Sohard took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm coming hard for that belt. Shutout to my trainer and to my team mates for not giving up on me. '.