PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kouta Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youryn Sterjn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hiro
vs
Sterjn

195 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kouta Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youryn Sterjn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterjn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Youryn Sterjn has been cut.
Sterjn tries to clinch up.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiro avoids a kick to the body.
Hiro tries to clinch

and Sterjn moves into the clinch.
Sterjn pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Hiro takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kouta Hiro has been cut.
Sterjn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sterjn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sterjn blocks it with crossed arms.
Sterjn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hiro prevents it.
Kouta Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Youryn Sterjn.
Hiro tries a knee to the head but Sterjn blocks it.
Hiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sterjn.
Hiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sterjn up against the cage.
Hiro misses with a knee strike.
Hiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sterjn is trying to trip Hiro. He has hold of a leg but Hiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sterjn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sterjn punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterjn is staying active underneath Hiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hiro seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sterjn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kouta Hiro!