PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vrach Yrolog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoru Hanabishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yrolog
vs
Hanabishi

200 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vrach Yrolog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaoru Hanabishi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrolog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Yrolog forces Hanabishi back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Yrolog.
Yrolog crunches a lovely knee into Hanabishi's ribcage.
Yrolog unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yrolog lands a knee to the body.
Hanabishi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yrolog is keeping busy.
Hanabishi throws an elbow but it misses.
Yrolog with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Yrolog.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanabishi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yrolog walks away with a smile on his face. Hanabishi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hanabishi shoots for a double leg takedown but Yrolog sprawls well. He's pushed Hanabishi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanabishi looks gassed!

Yrolog darts in and clinches Hanabishi up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yrolog lands an elbow just above Hanabishi 's eye.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the temple.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside.
Yrolog working Hanabishi over with knees to the body.
Yrolog comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanabishi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Yrolog lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanabishi is trying to break the clinch but Yrolog has him pressed against the cage.
Yrolog comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Yrolog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrolog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yrolog.
Yrolog creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanabishi's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yrolog.
Yrolog landing knees to the body.
Yrolog lands a knee to the body.
Yrolog scores a nice knee to the body.
Yrolog landing knees to the head.
Yrolog lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yrolog.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the temple.
Yrolog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yrolog landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yrolog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yrolog working Hanabishi over with knees to the body.
Yrolog landing knees to the head.
Yrolog lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yrolog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yrolog lands a nice knee to the body.
Yrolog scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrolog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yrolog connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanabishi's face.
Yrolog trying to land knees to the body.
Yrolog has Hanabishi pressed against the cage, preventing Hanabishi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanabishi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vrach Yrolog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Hanabishi.
Hanabishi working hard to break the clinch.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yrolog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanabishi avoids it.
Hanabishi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yrolog landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yrolog lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanabishi won't want to take too many of those.
Yrolog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yrolog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanabishi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yrolog missing with knees to the body.
Hanabishi tries to pull guard but Yrolog holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanabishi drops back down to his feet.
Hanabishi managing to block the knees to the body from Yrolog.
Hanabishi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yrolog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanabishi tightens his grip and picks Yrolog up, before dumping him to the ground. Yrolog manages to land in guard.
Hanabishi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrolog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanabishi is looking to work some ground and pound but Yrolog has wrist control.
Hanabishi is pushing down on Yrolog's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yrolog is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanabishi has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanabishi wants to pass to mount but Yrolog is defending the position.
Hanabishi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanabishi trying to control from half guard but Yrolog is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yrolog is positioning himself well to prevent Hanabishi advancing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrolog is looking to get back to is feet but Hanabishi passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrach Yrolog dominated that round.
That's time! Yrolog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yrolog lands a nice looking body kick.

Hanabishi gets a takedown into half guard.
Hanabishi trying to pass the guard but Yrolog defending well.
Hanabishi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanabishi wants to control the pace but Yrolog is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrolog holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hanabishi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hanabishi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yrolog is looking to get to half guard.
Hanabishi throwing strikes here but Yrolog is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hanabishi controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanabishi working for a guillotine from mount but Yrolog is in no mood to give up.
Yrolog tries to hold on but Hanabishi postures up.

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.
Hanabishi wants to control the pace but Yrolog is squirming around nicely.
Yrolog is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yrolog is squirming around, avoiding Hanabishi's attempts to control the action.
Yrolog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanabishi on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoru Hanabishi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yrolog throws a body kick that misses.

Yrolog clinches up against the cage.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Hanabishi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Yrolog lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanabishi won't want to take too many of those.
Yrolog lands a nice knee to the body.
Yrolog lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yrolog.
Vrach Yrolog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Yrolog lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanabishi won't want to take too many of those.
Yrolog keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanabishi's efforts to push away.
Hanabishi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yrolog lands a knee to the body.
Yrolog landing knees to the head.
Yrolog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanabishi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yrolog landing knees to the head.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yrolog unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yrolog gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yrolog obliges.
Yrolog working Hanabishi over with knees to the body.
Yrolog crunches a lovely knee into Hanabishi's ribcage.
Yrolog working Hanabishi over with knees to the body.
Yrolog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside.
Yrolog lands a nice knee to the body.
Yrolog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yrolog lands a knee to the body.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yrolog obliges.
Hanabishi tries to pull guard but Yrolog won't allow it.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Yrolog.
Hanabishi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yrolog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Yrolog lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanabishi tries to land knees in the clinch but Yrolog avoids the damage to the body.
Hanabishi jumps guard but Yrolog stands there with Hanabishi around his waist. Hanabishi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vrach Yrolog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Hanabishi.
Hanabishi is trying to break the clinch but Yrolog has him pressed against the cage.
Yrolog with a knee to the head.
Yrolog tries to land a knee to the head but Hanabishi blocks with his arms.
Hanabishi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yrolog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanabishi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside that Hanabishi shrugs off.
Hanabishi tries to pull guard but Yrolog holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanabishi drops back down to his feet.
Hanabishi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yrolog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanabishi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yrolog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanabishi avoids it.
Yrolog lands a nice elbow.
Yrolog gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yrolog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanabishi blocks the elbow strike.
Yrolog connects with a knee to the head.
Hanabishi tries for a takedown but Yrolog manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrolog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanabishi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yrolog misses with a knee to the head.
Hanabishi tries to work over Yrolog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yrolog looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hanabishi has Yrolog pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hanabishi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yrolog tumbling to the mat - Hanabishi dives into Yrolog's guard.
Yrolog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hanabishi stands up and waves to Yrolog to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yrolog pushes Hanabishi up against the cage in a clinch.
Yrolog landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanabishi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yrolog lands an elbow just above Hanabishi 's eye.
Yrolog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yrolog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanabishi tries to pull guard but Yrolog holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanabishi drops back down to his feet.
Yrolog landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrolog lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yrolog.
Yrolog unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vrach Yrolog showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yrolog has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrach Yrolog!