PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatsu Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBraddish's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Broken by 12 Stones. Hioki has chosen Pussy by Rammstein as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hatsu Hioki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McBraddish
vs
Hioki

150 cm
24
130 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny McBraddish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hatsu Hioki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBraddish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hioki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hioki lands in his opponent's guard.
Hioki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McBraddish's guard.
McBraddish wants to get back to his feet.
McBraddish is staying active underneath Hioki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hioki is thwarting McBraddish's attempts to control the position.
McBraddish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hioki.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hioki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hioki is pressing down on McBraddish's thigh, looking to free his foot. McBraddish is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hioki is working for a kimura but McBraddish is defending it quite comfortably.

Hioki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McBraddish defends it well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hioki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McBraddish clobbers Hioki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Hatsu Hioki has been cut.
McBraddish lands with a big left! Hioki is wobbled badly! McBraddish comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hioki to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny McBraddish!
Johnny McBraddish retains his bantamweight title!