PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hahn Bunh Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos comes into the arena with Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos blaring out of the sound system. Hahn Bunh Tang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Pepinhos's chin.

Pepinhos
vs
Bunh Tang

183 cm
23
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

174 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hahn Bunh Tang!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tang looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pepinhos is fending him off so far but Tang persists. Nope, Pepinhos circles away and we're back to standing.

Pepinhos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pepinhos looking to control and managing it successfully.

Pepinhos is working for a guillotine from mount but Tang frees his head quite easily.

Pepinhos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tang manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pepinhos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Pepinhos has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tang is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pepinhos yanks on the arm and Tang is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pepinhos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Pepinhos!