PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rinto Hartanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hartanto
vs
Bang

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rinto Hartanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Bang!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang blocks a jab.

Hartanto gets tackled into the cage by Bang. Bang maintains the clinch.
Hartanto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartanto.
Bang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bang blocks a head kick by Hartanto.

Bang has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bang.

Bang breaks the clinch.
Bang has his takedown stuffed

and Hartanto counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartanto tries to stand but Bang controls the position and pulls Hartanto into his guard.
Bang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartanto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hartanto is defending well. Bang quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hartanto has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bang celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kelvin Bang!
Kelvin Bang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.