PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alden Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ho
vs
Wang

175 cm
22
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Pure Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alden Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wang!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with the combination.
Ho feinted with a counter takedown.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Ho gets tackled into the cage by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
Ho blocking some punches.

Ho lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ho is nestled in close to Wang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ho wants to take a breather but Wang is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho works his way into side control.
Wang tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wang down.
Wang is looking to reverse the position.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Ho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
Wang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is trying to buck Ho off.

Ho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Wang is rocked!
Wang wants to get back to his feet but Ho drags him back down.
Ho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wang is still in real trouble! Can Ho finish him?
Ho scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Wang is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ho can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alden Ho!