PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Hamilton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bryan
vs
Hamilton

179 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton with a poor takedown

and Bryan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamilton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryan stops Hamilton from standing up.
Bryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryan postures up.
Bryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Bryan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hamilton with a poor takedown

and Bryan counters with a shoot takedown. Hamilton fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bryan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bryan pushing down on Hamilton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton has hold of Bryan's hands but Bryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bryan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hamilton is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Bryan!