Dude he ****** his **** up! That's the only time I've seen any actual blows landed in UFC usually its just a grappling match on the ground. Granted I don't watch it because the two rounds I did watch of one fight went like that. As soon as the round started they just dove at each other and started grappling. I walked out of the room.
He appears to be in a martial arts uniform. I guess that's why he's not afraid to mix things up and start actually hitting. Most would just try to counter grappling with grappling.
That was back in the old days when people were just fighting style vs style, nowadays with everyone much more well rounded and the rules are more restricive the only way to counter grappling is with grappling.
The UFC today isnt AS deadly as that, but its still ******* gnarly. A lot of the times there will be a boxer going up against a wrestler, or a fighter will know his opponent could beat him if they stood up, so he will try to take him down and submit him or he'll just try to get back points by keeping his opponent on bottom.