PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro comes to the cage accompanied by Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pizarro
vs
Hanamoto

178 cm
26
200 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

186 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanamoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pizarro backs up against the cage.

It looks like Dionicio Pizarro has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanamoto.
Hanamoto wants to control but Pizarro is keeping him busy.
Hanamoto is trying to ground and pound but Pizarro uses the momentary lack of control by Hanamoto to regain half guard.
Pizarro won't allow Hanamoto to pass to mount.
Hanamoto thows a huge punch but Pizarro dodges it nicely.
Pizarro is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanamoto wants to pass to mount but Pizarro is defending the position.
Pizarro regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hanamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pizarro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanamoto is one step ahead there.
Hanamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanamoto being controlled here momentarily.
Pizarro keeping moving, preventing Hanamoto from controlling successfully.

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.
Pizarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pizarro keeping moving, preventing Hanamoto from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Pizarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Pizarro has wrist control.
Hanamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanamoto has gone for a leg lock! Pizarro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hanamoto's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hanamoto holds on and takes a little breather.
Hanamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pizarro is one step ahead there.
Hanamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pizarro.
Pizarro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hanamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pizarro.
Hanamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanamoto controls Pizarro momentarily but Pizarro frees himself.
Pizarro is stalling in the full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanamoto looks to land a combination but Pizarro avoids it well.
Pizarro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pizarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Pizarro lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanamoto doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pizarro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pizarro trying to pass the guard but Hanamoto defending well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanamoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hanamoto pushes Pizarro off looking to stand but Pizarro dives back in and keeps control.
Pizarro is thwarting Hanamoto's attempts to control the position.
Pizarro is looking to advance position but Hanamoto won't allow it.
Pizarro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro stops Hanamoto from getting back to his feet.

Hanamoto actively working from the bottom here.
Hanamoto tries to kick Pizarro off but Pizarro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pizarro wants to pass the guard but Hanamoto is defending well.
Hanamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pizarro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hanamoto kicks off Pizarro and gets to his feet.
Hanamoto with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pizarro counters by moving into the clinch.
Pizarro lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
Hanamoto looks gassed!
Pizarro pushes Hanamoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hanamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Pizarro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dionicio Pizarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shuuji Hanamoto.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pizarro counters with a right hand to the body.
Pizarro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pizarro lands a body shot.
Pizarro throws a right and a left that Hanamoto avoids nicely.
Pizarro scores with a decent looking hook.
Hanamoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Pizarro counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Pizarro.
Hanamoto tries for a takedown but Pizarro circles away easily

and Pizarro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pizarro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pizarro gets through Hanamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pizarro.
A right handed body shot lands from Pizarro.

Pizarro breaks from the clinch.
Hanamoto fails with the takedown
letting Pizarro counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shuuji Hanamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanamoto doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Pizarro to counter with a crisp jab.
Shuuji Hanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pizarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hanamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanamoto shoots and misses

so Pizarro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dionicio Pizarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shuuji Hanamoto.
Pizarro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pizarro throwing strikes from guard but Hanamoto blocks nicely.
Pizarro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pizarro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pizarro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanamoto is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pizarro tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanamoto is retaining full guard.
Pizarro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanamoto is pulling down on Pizarro's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Hanamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pizarro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanamoto is looking to sweep but instead, Pizarro has passed into half guard.

Pizarro seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto wants to control but Pizarro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hanamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pizarro.
Hanamoto gets back to full guard.
Hanamoto pulls Pizarro in close to his closed guard and prevents Pizarro from doing any damage or advancing position.

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.
Hanamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hanamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pizarro is looking to escape.
Hanamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanamoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hanamoto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hanamoto prevents Pizarro from getting the reversal.
Hanamoto is landing with some decent strikes but Pizarro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pizarro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hanamoto raining down shots from the mount!
Hanamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pizarro is looking to escape.
Pizarro is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto landing punches.
Hanamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Hanamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pizarro?
Pizarro can't escape the position.
Hanamoto punishing his opponent with strikes.

Pizarro is rocked!
Hanamoto postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pizarro bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hanamoto and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shuuji Hanamoto!