PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bishop Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hiroyuki Hanzo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hanzo
vs
Cole

185 cm
24
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 Amsterdam, Hiroyuki Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bishop Cole!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo misses with a body shot.
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Cole moves out of range.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cole leaves Hanzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Hanzo closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Cole being controlled against the cage.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo avoids the elbow strike from Cole, against the cage.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Hanzo throws an elbow that misses.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo taking a breather.
Cole avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Cole throws an elbow that misses.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Cole blocks the elbow strike.
Hanzo avoids the elbow strike from Cole, against the cage.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Cole pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanzo dodges an elbow strike from Cole.
Cole being controlled against the cage.
Cole wants to stall.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanzo avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Hanzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cole blocks the elbow strike.
Hanzo avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Hanzo has Cole pushed against the cage.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Cole won't want to take too many of those.
Hanzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanzo's brow.
Hanzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Cole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cole is keeping busy.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Cole wants to stall.
Hanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Cole is struggling to control the position.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanzo avoids it.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Hanzo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Bishop Cole has been cut.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo is stalling here.
Hanzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanzo blocks an elbow strike from Cole.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Hanzo is struggling to control the position.
Hanzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanzo.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Hanzo blocks an elbow strike.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above Cole 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanzo's brow.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanzo stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroyuki Hanzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bishop Cole's cut.
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.

Cole moves into range and clinches up with Hanzo.
Hanzo has Cole pushed against the cage.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanzo avoids the damage to the body.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cole leaning against his opponent.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Hanzo is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Cole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanzo avoids the damage to the body.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanzo's brow.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanzo avoids the damage to the body.
Cole avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cole's defenses.
Cole looking to stall.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hanzo.
Hanzo is trying to stall.
Hanzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanzo looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanzo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cole is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo dodges an elbow strike from Cole.
Cole takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cole is struggling to control the position.
Hanzo managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
Cole avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanzo.
Hanzo stalls.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Hanzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Hanzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cole pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Hanzo is trying to stall.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Hanzo into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanzo can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hanzo avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Cole just leaning against Hanzo, taking a breather.
Hanzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cole avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanzo into the cage.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanzo lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hanzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanzo avoids the elbow strike from Cole, against the cage.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bishop Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bishop Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cole stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanzo. Hanzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanzo wants to clinch but Cole slips to the side
and Cole counters with a series of strikes. Hanzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanzo wants to clinch
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Hanzo is stalling here.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanzo avoids it.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to stall but Cole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo throws an elbow that misses.
Cole blocks an elbow strike from Hanzo.
A bit of stalling here from Hanzo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
Cole throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanzo is trying to stall.
Cole misses with an elbow strike.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Hanzo managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanzo.
Hanzo stalling against the cage.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanzo avoids the damage to the body.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanzo avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cole throws an elbow but misses.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo tries to stall but Cole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cole is stalling here.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cole throws an elbow but it misses.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo letting Cole take a breather here.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanzo avoids it.
Cole taking a breather.
Hanzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Cole taking a breather.
Hanzo blocks the elbow strike.
Hanzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cole avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hanzo throws an elbow but misses.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Cole leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanzo avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hanzo.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Hanzo avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Hanzo working Cole over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cole throws an elbow but misses.
Cole throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bishop Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bishop Cole!