PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jhayson lianza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hastings
vs
lianza

210 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jhayson lianza!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but lianza avoids it really well and circles away.
lianza misses with a low kick.
Hastings shoots in and drives through. lianza sprawls well.

Hastings scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
lianza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
lianza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hastings scoring with punches from side control.
Hastings in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hastings advances to full mount.
Hastings lands a heavy elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
lianza is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hastings in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings cracks lianza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hastings has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hastings unloading with bombs!
Hastings unloading with bombs!
Hastings breaks from lianza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hastings landing punches.
Hastings cracks lianza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hastings lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

lianza is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. lianza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
lianza is still in real trouble! Can Hastings finish him?
Hastings unloads with some vicious shots from mount and lianza wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hastings celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Hastings!