PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Asaki Hanaki (ranked 4414 p4p, 24721 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 479 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The HU - Wolf Totem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hanaki
vs
Lahey

173 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
145
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Hanaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lahey!
Lahey being controlled for a moment.
Lahey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hanaki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lahey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Hanaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lahey is retaining full guard.
Hanaki prevents Lahey from getting back to his feet.
Lahey has momentary wrist control but Hanaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Lahey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lahey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hanaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hanaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lahey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanaki stopping the sweep attempt from Lahey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lahey is working an open guard so Hanaki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lahey misses with a kick to the body

and Hanaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lahey's guard.
Hanaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hanaki works over Lahey with some ground and pound from guard.
Hanaki won't allow Lahey to sweep him here.
Hanaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lahey working a defensive guard but Hanaki manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Lahey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hanaki cracks Lahey with a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lahey wants to control but Hanaki postures up.
Hanaki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lahey down.
Hanaki working the ground and pound.
Lahey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hanaki just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki working away.
Hanaki is looking to take a break and control but Lahey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lahey throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Hanaki is looking to take a break and control but Lahey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanaki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lahey!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lahey is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asaki Hanaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lahey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hanaki clinches with his opponent.

Hanaki breaks from the clinch.

Hanaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lahey is trying to keep Hanaki in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanaki lands a couple of elbows.
Hanaki slips nicely into half guard.
Lahey trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki is looking to advance position but Lahey won't allow it.

Hanaki stands up from half guard.
Asaki Hanaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lahey's head.
Lahey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lahey wants to clinch up but Hanaki keeps it at a distance.
Lahey dodges the punch combination from Hanaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hanaki misses.

Hanaki clinches up with Lahey and pushes him back against the cage.

Hanaki breaks from the clinch.

Hanaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lahey is trying to control Hanaki's posture but Hanaki avoids it.

Hanaki stands up and beckons Lahey to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lahey clinches up against the cage.
Hanaki looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki misses with a knee to the head.
Hanaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lahey.
Hanaki has Lahey pressed against the cage.
Lahey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hanaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Lahey. Lahey gets slowly back to his feet.
Asaki Hanaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Lahey.

Hanaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lahey manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hanaki stuffs the takedown.
Lahey is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki throws a right hand that Lahey ducks under and follows up with a left that Lahey also avoids with ease.
Lahey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanaki tries to counter by clinching up but Lahey breaks away and moves out of range.
Hanaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lahey can do to turn this around?
Lahey tries to clinch but Hanaki moves out of range.
Lahey shoots in for a takedown but Hanaki shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hanaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hanaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Asaki Hanaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lahey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asaki Hanaki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No joy there for Hanaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lahey tries to clinch there but Hanaki circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lahey.
Hanaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lahey fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lahey sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hanaki drives through and clinches with Lahey against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hanaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Lahey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanaki just misses with a punch to the body.

Hanaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Lahey jumps guard but Hanaki stands there with Lahey around his waist. Lahey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Asaki Hanaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Lahey.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hanaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hanaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lahey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lahey preventing the sweep.

Hanaki working for a triangle but Lahey defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanaki is on top in guard.

Hanaki postures up in Lahey's guard and throws a big left but Lahey blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hanaki stands up and waves to Lahey to follow him.
Hanaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lahey moves away.
Lahey avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hanaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lahey wants to stand back up but Hanaki manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lahey keeps working.
Lahey trying to control but Hanaki flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lahey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hanaki slips a nice elbow through Lahey's hands, connecting with Lahey's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hanaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Lahey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jim Lahey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asaki Hanaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lahey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asaki Hanaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asaki Hanaki!
A relieved looking Asaki Hanaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.