PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamza Hashim (ranked 3572 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 4650 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham Mantle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hamza Hashim's chin.

Hashim
vs
Mantle

199 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamza Hashim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mantle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Mantle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hashim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mantle's guard! Nice work there by Hashim!
Hashim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mantle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hashim dives into side control.
Hashim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hashim advances to mount.

Hashim has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mantle is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hamza Hashim!
After winning the bout, Hamza Hashim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.