PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Echavarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soudouku Hanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanze has chosen ask a ninja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Echavarria
vs
Hanze

188 cm
23
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
242 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Echavarria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soudouku Hanze!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanze throws a hook but Echavarria blocks it.
Hanze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Echavarria dives in and grabs Hanze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanze pushes down on Echavarria's head and hops out.
Echavarria fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanze avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Echavarria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Echavarria with that takedown attempt.
Echavarria shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanze as he avoids it easily.
Hanze looks to score with a jab to the body but Echavarria is just out of range.
Hanze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanze wants it to stay on the feet.

Echavarria tries to keep at a distance but Hanze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hanze.

It looks like Hector Echavarria has been cut.
Hanze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Echavarria backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanze obliges.
Echavarria is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanze lands a nice knee to the body.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Hanze.
Hanze lands an elbow that stopped Echavarria in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echavarria takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Hanze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanze lands a damaging elbow.
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Echavarria's face.

Hector Echavarria's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Echavarria fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Echavarria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanze with a knee to the head.

Echavarria is rocked!
Hanze creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Echavarria! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hanze.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soudouku Hanze!