PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatori Hanzo (ranked 3567 p4p, 2418 weight class) and Chief Slayer (ranked 422 p4p, 292 weight class). Chief Slayer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanzo
vs
Slayer

177 cm
25
163
8 - 6 - 1

180 cm
27
169
10 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo defending well as Slayer loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Slayer.
Chief Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Slayer throws a looping overhand right but Hanzo ducks down to avoid it.
Hanzo throws a nice looking combination but Slayer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Slayer. Those never looked like landing.
Slayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Slayer misses with a jab to the body
and Hanzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slayer throws a body punch but Hanzo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanzo misses the target.
Slayer lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanzo misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayer throws a hook to the side of Hanzo's head but Hanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayer tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slayer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Slayer misses.
Slayer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo scores with a jab to the head.
Slayer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanzo.
Hanzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slayer looks to land a right hand but Hanzo moved out of range.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer throws a hook but Hanzo avoids it easily.
Hanzo lands a nice shot that snaps Slayer's head back.
Hanzo lands an overhand right.
Hanzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Slayer circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slayer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hanzo lands a head shot.
Hanzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanzo is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Hanzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo lands the left hand.
Slayer takes a swing at Hanzo's ribcage but misses.
Hanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slayer throws out the jab.
Slayer misses with a wild body shot.
Slayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looks like Hanzo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hanzo!
Hanzo defending well as Slayer loads up on a big left hand.
Slayer takes one on the button.
Hanzo scores with a jab to the body.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a good cross that connects.
Hanzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slayer misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Slayer is rocked!
Hanzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slayer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Slayer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanzo scores with a hook to the body. Slayer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slayer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanzo finish him?
Slayer throws a looping overhand right but Hanzo ducks down to avoid it.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanzo lands a really nice looking cross but Slayer seems unphased.
Hanzo lands a body shot.
Hanzo walks into a stiff left hand from Slayer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a right hook to the body.
Slayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanzo throws a shot to the body.
Hanzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slayer's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Hanzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanzo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanzo, as that shot connected.
Hanzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slayer throws a lazy right hand but Hanzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanzo.
Slayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanzo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hanzo scores with a hook to the body. Slayer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slayer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slayer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slayer.
Hanzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slayer's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slayer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slayer scores with a jab to the body.
Hanzo misses with a looping left.
Hanzo scores with a nice right hand.
Slayer misses with a combination
and Hanzo counters with a straight right hand.
Hanzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Hanzo.
Hanzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanzo misses with a straight right.
Hanzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slayer slips a jab from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a slapping body shot.
Hanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hatori Hanzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hanzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanzo manages to avoid it.
Slayer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer misses with a looping right.
Slayer misses with a looping left.
Slayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Hanzo instigates a clinch.
Hanzo lands with a light punch inside.
Slayer tries to pull guard but Hanzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slayer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hanzo smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanzo blocks a jab.
Hanzo scores with a jab. Slayer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanzo digs a good body shot into Slayer's ribs.
Hanzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slayer's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo ducks under a wild hook from Slayer.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanzo. That snapped Slayer's head back.
Slayer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanzo.
Hanzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slayer tries to clinch up but Hanzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slayer.
Slayer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Hanzo does it's job there.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Hanzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Hanzo lands a big right hand that sends Slayer crashing to the mat! Hanzo stays standing though and waves Slayer back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slayer.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer throws a shot from downtown. Hanzo moves away and avoids it.
Hanzo scores with a jab. Slayer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanzo ducks under a wild hook from Slayer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer missing with a left hand there. Hanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanzo misses the target.
Slayer throws a looping overhand right but Hanzo ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanzo, as that shot connected.
Slayer misses with a looping right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanzo throws a shot to the body.
Hanzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slayer doesn't seem bothered though.
Slayer is breathing heavily.
Slayer misses with a straight left.
Hanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayer can do to turn this around?
Hanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanzo jabs Slayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slayer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanzo lands the left hand.
Hanzo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Slayer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Slayer looks to clinch but Hanzo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Slayer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hatori Hanzo!
Hatori Hanzo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.