PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gael Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rafael
vs
Hioki

188 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gael Rafael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Hioki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hioki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Rafael gets caught napping as Hioki dives in and scores a takedown. Rafael manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hioki lands a couple of elbows.
Rafael is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hioki is controlling him.
Hioki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hioki passes Rafael's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hioki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rafael defending well though.
Hioki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hioki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hioki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hioki with good strikes from the mount here!
Hioki landing punches.

It looks like Gael Rafael has been cut.
Hioki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hioki breaks from Rafael's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Rafael is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hioki with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Rafael is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hioki postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rafael in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rafael to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Hioki!