PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xin Zhao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhao has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Xin Zhao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zhao
vs
Wu

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xin Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu shoots and misses
and Zhao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhao is breathing heavily.

Wu drives through and clinches with Zhao against the cage.
Zhao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wu managing to block the knees to the body from Zhao.
Wu tries to pull guard but Zhao holds him up against the cage and eventually Wu drops back down to his feet.
Zhao managing to block the knees to the body from Wu.
Wu is trying to force a seperation but Zhao has the dominant position.
Wu tries to score a body lock takedown but Zhao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xin Zhao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Wu.

Wu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Zhao misses.
Zhao wants to clinch

and Wu counters by moving into the clinch.
Wu wants a takedown but no success here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but Wu blocks it.

Wu pulls guard.
Wu controlling Zhao's posture.

Wu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Zhao has his hands clasped together but Wu extends an breaks Zhao's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhang Wu!