PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kleen (ranked 1892 p4p, 532 weight class) and Xain Zhao (ranked 0 p4p, 84 weight class). Zhao has chosen I love Friday as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kleen
vs
Zhao

172 cm
26
180
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
182
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Kleen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Kleen avoids it with no problem.
Kleen throws a shot to the body.
Kleen scores with a jab to the body.
Kleen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kleen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kleen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Kleen is looking to wear down Zhao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kleen misses with an uppercut. Zhao saw that one coming.
Kleen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kleen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleen connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Kleen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kleen.
Zhao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kleen.
Zhao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dan Kleen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleen misses with a hook.
Zhao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kleen throws a hook to the side of Zhao's head but Zhao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kleen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kleen. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kleen throws a jab when Zhao was well out of range.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kleen throws a jab when Zhao was well out of range.
Zhao tries to clinch up but Kleen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kleen lands with a good body shot.
Kleen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kleen.
A big right from Kleen misses.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Kleen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kleen misses with a straight left.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Zhao drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zhao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zhao slips nicely into half guard.

Zhao wants to work for an arm triangle but Kleen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleen is looking to control Zhao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kleen avoid being mounted?
Zhao wants to pass the guard but Kleen is defending well.

Kleen is defending against the submission attempts here by Zhao.
Zhao is pressing down on Kleen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kleen is holding on for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xain Zhao!
Xain Zhao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.