PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Underground Kings. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Assassin
vs
Styles

164 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Styles!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin tries for a takedown but Styles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assassin has his takedown stuffed
letting Styles counter with a right hand.
Assassin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Styles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin fails with the takedown

and Styles counters with a takedown into side control.
Assassin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Assassin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Styles on the ground.
Assassin tries to buck Styles off but Styles is having none of it.
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!
Assassin is working hard here to advance position.
Assassin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Assassin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Styles gets to mount! Assassin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Assassin is bucking up trying to escape but Styles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Styles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles controlling from the full mount.
Styles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Styles is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Styles but Styles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Assassin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Styles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Assassin!
Assassin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Styles. What's that going to do exactly?
Assassin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles blocks Assassin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Styles putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Assassin is trying to reverse the position but instead Styles has taken his back - oops!

Styles working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Assassin is doing well to defend. Styles seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Assassin is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). TJ Styles!
A victorious TJ Styles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.