PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinobu Hayabusa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Trejo
vs
Hayabusa

187 cm
24
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo throws out a loose jab but Hayabusa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa slips a jab and a cross from Trejo.
Trejo misses with the combination.
Trejo looks to land a combination but Hayabusa avoids it well.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trejo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Hayabusa moves out of range.

Hayabusa instigates a clinch.
Hayabusa tries to circle away but Trejo has him pinned against the ropes.
Hayabusa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trejo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot by Hayabusa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trejo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trejo showed some decent athleticism there.
Trejo prevents Hayabusa from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trejo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Trejo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayabusa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trejo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayabusa is fending him off so far but Trejo persists. Nope, Hayabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Trejo misses.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Hayabusa avoids them all with ease.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trejo is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayabusa.
Jab by Hayabusa.
A nice combination there by Hayabusa.
Horrible takedown by Trejo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayabusa which made him look bad.
Trejo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trejo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trejo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayabusa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Trejo as Hayabusa shoots in.
Hayabusa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trejo.
Trejo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayabusa counters with a left and a right that stings Trejo.
Hayabusa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trejo swivels and escapes.
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trejo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick from Hayabusa lands but Trejo takes it in his stride.
Hayabusa lands a high kick!
Hayabusa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hayabusa duly obliges.
Hayabusa misses with the combination.
Trejo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayabusa.
Trejo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayabusa punishes Trejo's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayabusa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Trejo misses.
Hayabusa lands with a nice combination. Trejo backs away looking to recover.
Trejo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Hayabusa counters with a single leg into guard. Trejo didn't expect that.
Hayabusa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trejo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayabusa is fighting to break Trejo's control of his arms but Trejo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Trejo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hayabusa wanted to stand there but Trejo had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayabusa is one step ahead there.
Hayabusa tries to stand but Trejo is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hayabusa slips a jab from Trejo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinobu Hayabusa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Trejo does no damage.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hayabusa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayabusa scores with a kick to the body.
Trejo shoots in and drives through. Hayabusa sprawls well.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayabusa but Hayabusa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trejo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Trejo misses the target.
Hayabusa works over Trejo's head and body with a nice combination.
Hayabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trejo is fending him off so far but Hayabusa persists. Nope, Trejo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayabusa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo lands with a cross.
Hayabusa slaps away a takedown attempt from Trejo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danny Trejo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayabusa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trejo defends it nicely.

Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Trejo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Trejo wants to control but Hayabusa postures up.
Trejo is looking for a sweep.
Hayabusa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trejo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hayabusa stands up.
Trejo misses with a double jab
letting Hayabusa counter with a right hand.
Trejo looks to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick that stops Trejo in his tracks momentarily.
Hayabusa leaves Trejo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayabusa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Hayabusa both land. Nice combination.
Trejo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hayabusa slips a jab and a cross from Trejo.

Hayabusa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayabusa delivers a nice body kick.
Trejo looks to throw the jab but Hayabusa is out of range.
Trejo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trejo circles away.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Hayabusa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trejo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayabusa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trejo somewhat.
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hayabusa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trejo throws out the jab.

Hayabusa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trejo sprawls well initially but Hayabusa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayabusa trying to control the action but Trejo is working from the bottom.

Trejo looking for submissions off his back.
Hayabusa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Trejo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is staying active underneath Hayabusa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trejo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hayabusa wants to stand up but Trejo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Trejo trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinobu Hayabusa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Hayabusa with that takedown attempt.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trejo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayabusa in his tracks.
Trejo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayabusa throws a series of punches but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayabusa sprawls well. Hayabusa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet.
Trejo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trejo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hayabusa slips a jab from Trejo.
Hayabusa thuds his shin into the meat of Trejo's side.
Hayabusa dodges the punch combination from Trejo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trejo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayabusa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trejo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayabusa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hayabusa duly obliges.
A head kick from Hayabusa lands but Trejo takes it in his stride.
Hayabusa tries to bum rush Trejo with a series of wild strikes but Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Trejo gets the takedown into side control.
Hayabusa is trying to control Trejo's posture but Trejo avoids it.

Trejo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trejo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hayabusa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa is trying to maintain the position but Trejo is very close to passing his half guard.
Hayabusa wants to get back to his feet.

Trejo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hayabusa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayabusa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trejo misses with a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a solid body kick.
Crunch! Hayabusa slams his shin into Trejo's torso.
Horrible takedown by Trejo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayabusa which made him look bad.
Trejo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayabusa counters with a nice body kick.
Hayabusa thows a body kick. Trejo tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Hayabusa clinches up against the ropes.
Hayabusa is trying to force a seperation but Trejo has the dominant position.
Hayabusa can't break the clinch.

Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hayabusa. Trejo shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo misses with a wild combination.
Hayabusa lands a front kick.
Hayabusa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hayabusa moves away from the strike by Trejo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayabusa - that will leave a mark!
Hayabusa scores with a one two! Trejo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hayabusa shoots in and drives through. Trejo sprawls well.
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Trejo pushes him off.
Trejo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hayabusa counter with a right hand.
Trejo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayabusa circles away.
Trejo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinobu Hayabusa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayabusa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Shinobu Hayabusa!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shinobu Hayabusa!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shinobu Hayabusa!

Shinobu Hayabusa wins by unanimous decision!