PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Hamza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Give Me Jesus. This should be fireworks!

Jesus
vs
Hamza

181 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Hamza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jesus tries to clinch up but Hamza circles away and keeps his distance.
Jesus throws a head kick that misses.

Jesus darts in and clinches Hamza up against the cage.
Hamza missing with knees to the body.
Jesus pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jesus blocks the elbow strike.
Hamza tries to land a knee to the head but Jesus blocks with his arms.
Hamza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jesus pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hamza lands a knee to the head.
Hamza stalling in the clinch but Jesus improves position.
Hamza blocks an elbow strike.
Jesus tries to land a knee to the head but Hamza blocks with his arms.
Jesus trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamza misses with a knee strike.
Jesus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamza avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the cage.
Jesus throws an elbow that misses.
Jesus misses with an elbow over the top.
Hamza avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the cage.
Jesus scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mo Hamza has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamza dodges an elbow strike from Jesus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jesus.
Jesus misses with an elbow strike.
Jesus misses with an elbow strike.
Jesus throws an elbow that misses.
Hamza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jesus.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jesus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamza's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jesus throws an elbow but misses.
Jesus misses with an elbow strike.
Jesus misses with an elbow over the top.
Hamza can't break the clinch.
Jesus throws an elbow but it misses.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
Hamza blocks an elbow strike from Jesus.
Jesus misses with an elbow strike.
Jesus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jesus prevents Hamza from breaking the clinch.
Hamza misses with a knee to the head.
Hamza trying to stall but Jesus improves his position.
Jesus landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamza.
Hamza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jesus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Hamza scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jesus throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jesus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamza's brow.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
Jesus pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jesus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jesus is breathing heavily.

Hamza breaks from the clinch.
Jesus is looking to clinch but Hamza is avoiding it.
Jesus moves in looking to clinch but Hamza pushes him off.
Jesus is looking to clinch.
Hamza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamza shoots for a double leg takedown but Jesus sprawls well. He's pushed Hamza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jesus wants to clinch up but Hamza keeps it at a distance.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jesus wants to clinch up but Hamza keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jesus tries to clinch but Hamza is having none of it.
Hamza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jesus pinned against the cage. Jesus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jesus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jesus tries to clinch up

and Hamza counters by moving into the clinch.
Jesus throws an elbow but it misses.
Jesus throws an elbow but it misses.
Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamza avoids the damage to the body.
Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jesus blocks an elbow strike from Hamza.
Hamza avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the cage.
Hamza is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A knee to the head by Hamza.
Jesus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jesus misses with a knee strike.
Jesus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamza.
Hamza with a knee to the head.

Jesus is rocked!
Hamza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Jesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jesus blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamza misses with a knee to the head.

Hamza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jesus wants to clinch

and Hamza counters by clinching up.
Come on Hamza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hamza wants the takedown. Jesus is fighting it off but Hamza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jesus's guard against the cage.
Hamza slips nicely into half guard.

Hamza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jesus defend it? Hamza steps over the head and cranks it - Jesus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hamza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mo Hamza!