PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Mazzanati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayna Hodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mazzanati
vs
Hodge

169 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giovanni Mazzanati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dayna Hodge!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzanati moves to clinch but Hodge breaks away

and Hodge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hodge stalling the fight.
Mazzanati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dayna Hodge has been cut.
Hodge should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mazzanati blocks an elbow strike.
Mazzanati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hodge blocks it with crossed arms.
Mazzanati tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hodge stalling.

Hodge has Mazzanati pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hodge pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mazzanati tumbling to the mat - Hodge dives into Mazzanati's guard.
Hodge throwing strikes from guard but Mazzanati blocks nicely.
Mazzanati knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hodge on the ground.
Hodge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hodge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hodge throwing shots but Mazzanati is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hodge in particular looking to stall.
Mazzanati keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hodge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodge moves into full mount! Mazzanati won't be happy about that!
Hodge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Hodge has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Hodge swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dayna Hodge!