PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Tankard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tankard has chosen Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that General Hua has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily General Hua seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hua
vs
Tankard

225 cm
25
213 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

193 cm
32
260 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Tankard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua tries to clinch but Tankard moves away

and Tankard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hua's guard now.
Hua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tankard.
Hua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tankard.
Tankard wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
Tankard looking to pass the guard.
Tankard prevents Hua from getting back to his feet.
Tankard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankard throws an elbow but Hua slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hua is letting Tankard control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hua regains half guard, as Tankard was trying to land strikes.
Hua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tankard on the ground.
Tankard looks to land a strike but Hua avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tankard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tankard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hua is keeping the position for now.
Tankard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tankard works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tankard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tankard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tankard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Adam Tankard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hua tries to clinch up

and Tankard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hua is rocked!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Tankard seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hua is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Tankard!
Adam Tankard got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'