PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarly
vs
Hasashi

169 cm
26
151 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzo Hasashi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly misses with a looping right.
Hasashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Hasashi with a poor takedown

and Tarly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hasashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hasashi.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Hasashi.
Tarly working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Tarly.
A shot in the inside from Tarly.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
Tarly working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hasashi fails to pull guard.
Samwell Tarly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanzo Hasashi.
Hasashi tries to pull guard but Tarly won't allow it.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.

Hasashi gets control of Tarly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hasashi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hasashi controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly wants to stand but Hasashi is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hasashi pulls Tarly in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hasashi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tarly frees his head nicely. Oh but Hasashi has switched to an armbar! Tarly is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hanzo Hasashi!
Post fight, an emotional Hanzo Hasashi said 'Algernon; it's time to do this. Let's decide who the best fighter in HILO is '.