PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takayuki Hamada (ranked 4098 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmet Uyar (ranked 25467 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hamada
vs
Uyar

182 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takayuki Hamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahmet Uyar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uyar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hamada jumps guard but Uyar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Uyar is trying to pull guard but Hamada turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Uyar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Uyar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hamada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Uyar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uyar controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uyar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamada is one step ahead there.
Hamada passes Uyar's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada wants to stand up but Uyar is controlling the position.
Hamada thows a huge punch but Uyar dodges it nicely.
Hamada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uyar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uyar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hamada thows a huge punch but Uyar dodges it nicely.
Hamada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Uyar is looking for a sweep. Hamada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamada tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Uyar.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hamada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uyar tries to get to full guard but Hamada has control of the leg.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hamada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hamada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamada throwing shots but Uyar is blocking nicely.

Hamada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uyar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Takayuki Hamada!