PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abduwali Hassan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hassan
vs
Jordan

172 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan fails with the takedown
and Hassan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan thinking.
Hassan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jordan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hassan lands a nice looking body shot.

Jordan darts in and clinches Hassan up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Jordan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hassan is trying to keep an underhook but Jordan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hassan trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jordan connects with a nice short shot to Hassan's temple.
Jordan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan is trying to stand.
Hassan is refusing to be controlled, as Jordan sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan trying to control here.
Jordan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jordan seems to be looking for submissions.
Hassan is trying to control but Jordan passes into side control!
Hassan is looking for a sweep.
Jordan scores with punches from side control.

Jordan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hassan is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry Jordan!
Barry Jordan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.