PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Leca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leca has chosen SMOKE SERPENT - "Jiu Jitsu" feat. Rakaa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hashimoto
vs
Leca

169 cm
30
142 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

163 cm
27
136 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuo Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aziz Leca!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leca blocks a jab.
Hashimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Leca moves in looking to clinch but Hashimoto pushes him off.

Leca drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leca throwing strikes but missing.
Hashimoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leca on the ground.
Leca slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hashimoto wants to get back to his feet but Leca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Leca drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Leca seems to have locked his on tight now - Hashimoto screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Leca, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Aziz Leca!
During a confident post fight interview, Aziz Leca thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.