PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatsu Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hioki has chosen Heart of Asia as his entrance music. Dustin Spicer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Spicer
vs
Hioki

185 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
151 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Big Boy Fighting Apparel
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Spicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hatsu Hioki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hioki moves into the clinch.

Hioki jumps guard and drags Spicer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hioki holds on and takes a little breather.
Spicer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hioki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spicer throws a big right hand that misses.
Hioki is controlling Spicer's posture.

Hatsu Hioki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hioki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spicer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hioki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spicer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hioki tries to free his leg and advance position but Spicer is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hioki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hioki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hioki swings around for an armbar but Spicer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hioki's guard.

Hioki pushes a forearm under Spicer's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Spicer is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hatsu Hioki!
Hatsu Hioki made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Word to Big Bird'.