PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaz De Haan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weidong Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mortal Kombat Theme. Weidong Liu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Haan
vs
Liu

196 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chaz De Haan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weidong Liu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu throws a series of punches but De Haan avoids them all with ease.

De Haan instigates a clinch.

De Haan pulls Liu into guard.
De Haan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Haan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liu's face.
De Haan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Haan looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Haan lands a big elbow.
Liu really wants to buck De Haan off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! De Haan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Liu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Haan controlling his opponent.
Liu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Haan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Liu is just holding on here. De Haan manages to take his back.
Liu trying to control the hands but De Haan breaks the grip.
De Haan keeps control of the position easily here as Liu tries to buck him off.
Liu trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
De Haan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
De Haan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by De Haan.
Liu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
De Haan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Haan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Liu doesn't escape.
Liu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Haan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liu covers up after that shot from De Haan.
Liu is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Haan.

De Haan has his arm under Liu's chin here. Game over son! De Haan squeezes tightly and Liu is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chaz De Haan!