PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Florijan Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Hiate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jagatic comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3D2oiy6YA. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jagatic
vs
Hiate

150 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

150 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Florijan Jagatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Hiate!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagatic shoots in but Hiate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hiate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jagatic.
Hiate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jagatic.
Jagatic fails to land the takedown.
Jagatic tries to clinch
and Hiate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Hiate.
Hiate leaves Jagatic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florijan Jagatic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jagatic is breathing heavily.
Hiate throws a push kick but Jagatic slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jagatic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hiate's waist but Hiate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jagatic off to one side.
Jagatic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiate.
Jagatic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hiate can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiate throws a right hand that Jagatic ducks under and follows up with a left that Jagatic also avoids with ease.
Hiate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hiate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jagatic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hiate can pounce on him.
Hiate throws a head kick but Jagatic moves out of range.
Hiate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hiate misses with a two punch combination.
Jagatic shoots for a double leg takedown but Hiate sprawls well. He's pushed Jagatic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Florijan Jagatic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiate throws a right and a left that Jagatic avoids nicely.
Hiro Hiate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hiate drops Jagatic with a beautiful combination! Jagatic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hiate is looking for the KO!

Jagatic is rocked!

It looks like Florijan Jagatic has been cut.
Hiate misses with a kick to the body.
Hiate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jagatic.

Oooooh!!! Hiate has knocked Jagatic down with a huge combo! Hiate steps away and waves a wobbly Jagatic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Jagatic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jagatic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiate throws a right hand that Jagatic ducks under and follows up with a left that Jagatic also avoids with ease.
Jagatic seems to have got his legs back now.
Hiate throws a right hand that Jagatic ducks under and follows up with a left that Jagatic also avoids with ease.
Hiate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jagatic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hiate. No joy for Jagatic on that attempt.
No joy there for Hiate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jagatic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hiate tries to bum rush Jagatic with a series of wild strikes but Jagatic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiate slips under a jab.
Hiate slaps away a takedown attempt from Jagatic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Hiate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Florijan Jagatic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hiate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jagatic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jagatic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiro Hiate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Hiate.
Jagatic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiate.
Hiate leaves Jagatic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hiate misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jagatic shoots in for a takedown but Hiate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Hiate has knocked Jagatic down with a huge combo! Hiate steps away and waves a wobbly Jagatic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jagatic slips a jab and a cross from Hiate.
Hiate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiate misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Hiate as Jagatic shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florijan Jagatic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiate misses with a wild combination.
Hiate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jagatic eats them both and turns towards Hiate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Florijan Jagatic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jagatic fails with the takedown.
Hiate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jagatic shoots for a takedown but Hiate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiate throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Hiate tenderised Jagatic's leg. Jagatic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jagatic avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jagatic is defended easily by Hiate.
Hiate throws a head kick but Jagatic moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jagatic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

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.
Hiate with a hook.
Hiate stuffs the takedown attempt from Jagatic. Jagatic gets slowly back to his feet.
Hiate throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hiate lands a jab to Jagatic's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jagatic.
Hiate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Hiate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Florijan Jagatic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hiate fails to land with a series of punches.
Jagatic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hiate circles away.
Hiate connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jagatic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hiro Hiate!