PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 4335 p4p, 2015 weight class) and Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 86 p4p, 47 weight class). Hanayama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Plan Three - Triggers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fortythree
vs
Hanayama

168 cm
33
143
20 - 27 - 0

182 cm
30
175
12 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Fortythree.
Fortythree misses with a straight right.
Fortythree has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fortythree getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fortythree misses with a straight left.
Hanayama cracks Fortythree with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Hanayama misses.
Hanayama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanayama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanayama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanayama dips to his left and cracks Fortythree with an uppercut!

Fortythree is rocked!
The fighters circling - Fortythree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Fortythree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanayama slips under a jab from Fortythree.
Hanayama ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Fortythree's jaw. Fortythree's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hanayama does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaoru Hanayama!
Kaoru Hanayama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.