PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rodey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodey's entrance music is The best song in the world. A fine choice. Sean Rodey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rodey
vs
Ekaku

170 cm
20
156 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

173 cm
20
155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Rodey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodey doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekaku circles away.
Rodey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ekaku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodey is working for takedown but Ekaku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rodey misses with a knee to the head.

Ekaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sean Rodey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Rodey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodey lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekaku's head.
Rodey wants to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Ekaku lands.
Rodey tries to clinch up
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekaku scores with a jab to the body.
Rodey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Rodey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice combo by Ekaku! Oh, that's hurt him - Rodey falls to the canvas and Ekaku follows him into side control.

Rodey is rocked!

It looks like Sean Rodey has been cut.
Ekaku lands a strong strike to the head of Rodey. That's dazed him! Ekaku looking to finish here. Rodey is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ekaku lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakuin Ekaku!
Hakuin Ekaku is the new featherweight champion!