PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel La Hiena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

La Hiena
vs
Bater

189 cm
20
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel La Hiena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by La Hiena.
La Hiena scores with a couple of short elbows.
La Hiena landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bater on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Bater is rocked!
La Hiena cracks Bater with a big elbow.
Bater is still in real trouble! Can La Hiena finish him?
La Hiena landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Hiena in side control lands a decent elbow.
La Hiena lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bater takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
La Hiena scores with a couple of short elbows.
La Hiena landing a few strikes.
La Hiena controlling the position.
La Hiena connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bater some visible discomfort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bater can do anything to dispel that myth.
La Hiena scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bater tries to improve position but can't.
La Hiena scoring with punches and elbows.
La Hiena scoring with punches from side control.
La Hiena moves into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! La Hiena connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bater keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Hiena cracks Bater with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

La Hiena working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
La Hiena is breathing heavily.
Bater is in all sorts of trouble here.
La Hiena raining down shots from the mount!
Bater in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
La Hiena landing shots from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
La Hiena blocks Bater's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
La Hiena is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bater can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bater working to try and regain half guard.

La Hiena looking for a guillotine from mount but Bater is having none of it.
La Hiena connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
La Hiena looking to finish Bater with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bater!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Hiena landing punches.
La Hiena scores with a couple of good head shots there.
La Hiena putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Hiena is in the full mount, landing strikes.
La Hiena lands a nice shot to the head.
La Hiena raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Leroy Bater has been cut.
Bater wants to try and get back to his feet.
La Hiena raining down shots from the mount!
La Hiena putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bater is looking to get to half guard.
La Hiena landing strikes from the mount.
Bater keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
La Hiena landing shots from mount.

La Hiena working for a guillotine from mount but Bater is in no mood to give up.

La Hiena is working for a guillotine from mount but Bater frees his head quite easily.
La Hiena connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Hiena looking to finish Bater with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bater!
Bater in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Bater that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bater really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bater taking shots to the head.
La Hiena scoring with strikes but Bater is staying in there.
Bater is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by La Hiena.
La Hiena scoring with strikes but Bater is staying in there.
Bater really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
La Hiena controlling the pace for now.
Bater is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Hiena is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That has opened up Leroy Bater's cut even more.
La Hiena lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bater is looking to get to half guard.
La Hiena lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

The cut above Leroy Bater's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
La Hiena with good strikes from the mount here!
La Hiena pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Leroy Bater's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leroy Bater's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel La Hiena!