PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Mochida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steph Hamer (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.

Mochida
vs
Hamer

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Mochida!
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, Steph Hamer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamer works over Mochida's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mochida as Hamer shoots in.
Hamer swinging wilding here.
Hamer shoots for a takedown but Mochida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mochida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hamer.
Hamer wants to clinch up but Mochida keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamer shoots in but no luck this time.
Felipe Mochida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steph Hamer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mochida as he jumps to the side.
Hamer fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamer moves in looking to clinch but Mochida pushes him off.

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.
Hamer throws a nice head kick!
Hamer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamer looks gassed!

Hamer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mochida manages to get back to half guard.

Mochida is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hamer is tapping! Great win for Mochida!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felipe Mochida!