PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eno Hlaalu (ranked 3641 p4p, 193 weight class) and Rhondon Rousey (ranked 3065 p4p, 164 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hlaalu
vs
Rousey

170 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eno Hlaalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rhondon Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rousey tries to keep at a distance but Hlaalu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Hlaalu.
Rousey blocks a body shot from Hlaalu.
Hlaalu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rousey.
Rousey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hlaalu backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hlaalu as the two fighters clinch.
Hlaalu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hlaalu misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rousey.
Hlaalu tries a body shot but Rousey blocks it.
Rousey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rousey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hlaalu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Rousey - that landed with a thud.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hlaalu avoids it.
Rousey scores with a knee to the head.
Hlaalu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
Rousey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hlaalu is trying to pull guard but Rousey has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Hlaalu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hlaalu pulls Rousey into guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Eno Hlaalu!
Our winner, Eno Hlaalu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.