PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Papo (ranked 4342 p4p, 21308 weight class) and Ethan Sheehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehy has chosen Tree falls - Timber! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Papo
vs
Sheehy

160 cm
26
140
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
30
149
13 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sheehy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Sheehy.

Papo drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sheehy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sheehy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Papo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheehy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sheehy is looking for a triangle but Papo pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papo wants to control from the top but Sheehy keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Sheehy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Papo defends it easily.
Sheehy pulls Papo in close to prevent any damage.
Sheehy looking to control.

Sheehy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Papo has his hands clasped together but Sheehy extends and breaks Papo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sheehy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Sheehy!
Ethan Sheehy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.