PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blair Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Koh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hatfield
vs
Koh

157 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blair Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Koh !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hatfield is pulling down on Koh 's head. It's preventing any offense from Koh , at least for the moment.

Koh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koh distracts Hatfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Koh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hatfield looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hatfield looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hatfield!

Koh is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hatfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koh on the ground.
Koh is controlling Hatfield's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Koh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Koh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koh is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hatfield rolls with it to try and escape but Koh cranks on the arm and Hatfield is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Koh !