PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hattori Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hanzo
vs
Khalidov

170 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hattori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hanzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Khalidov sprawls well initially but Hanzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hanzo prevents Khalidov from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzo is keen to just control but Khalidov is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hanzo in particular looking to stall.
Khalidov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khalidov is trying to stand up here but Hanzo is controlling him well.
Khalidov wants to improve his position but Hanzo is controlling well.
Khalidov is looking to control Hanzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khalidov avoid being mounted?
Khalidov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalidov is retaining full guard.

Khalidov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedor Khalidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khalidov as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Khalidov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalidov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khalidov as he avoids it easily.

Hanzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanzo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hanzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khalidov is keeping the position for now.
Khalidov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khalidov is looking to stand up but Hanzo isn't so interested in that idea.
Khalidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Hanzo from controlling successfully.
Hanzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalidov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hanzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khalidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hanzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hattori Hanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalidov is fending him off so far but Hanzo persists. Nope, Khalidov circles away and we're back to standing.

Hanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Khalidov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanzo prevents Khalidov from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khalidov looks gassed!
Hanzo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hanzo wants to control but Khalidov is keeping him busy.
Hanzo is really struggling to control Khalidov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Khalidov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidov.
Khalidov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hanzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khalidov 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.
Hanzo wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalidov, not yet.
Hanzo thows a big elbow that misses.
Hanzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov keeping full guard, as Hanzo tries to pass.
Khalidov pulls Hanzo in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khalidov misses the shot to the body.

Hanzo scores with a takedown into Khalidov's guard.
Hanzo trying to control but Khalidov is working from the bottom.
Hanzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalidov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hanzo misses with a low kick.
Hattori Hanzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Hanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidov throws the left hand but Hanzo avoids the punch easily.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fedor Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanzo shoots in and drives through. Khalidov sprawls well.
Hanzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Hanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hattori Hanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov lands a nice hook to Hanzo's body. Hanzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that Hanzo avoids nicely.
Hanzo shoots in but Khalidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanzo shoots in but Khalidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khalidov misses with a body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanzo.

Hanzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khalidov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hanzo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Khalidov manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanzo's head.
Donk. Khalidov catches Hanzo right on the button with a cross.
Khalidov throws a series of punches but Hanzo moves out of range.
Khalidov misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Khalidov. No joy for Hanzo on that attempt.
Khalidov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanzo.
Hanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hanzo gets a takedown into half guard.

Hanzo seems to be working for a kimura but Khalidov defends the submission attempt.
Khalidov wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khalidov trying to control from the bottom.
Hanzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanzo wants to control but Khalidov is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hanzo scores a takedown into full mount!
Khalidov is trying to escape the mount but Hanzo keeps good control and instead manages to take Khalidov's back.
Khalidov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hanzo.
Khalidov breaks Hanzo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Khalidov slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to get to full guard but Khalidov has control of the leg.
Hanzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khalidov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hanzo is trying to maintain the position but Khalidov is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanzo tries to roll over but Khalidov keeps him under control.
Khalidov wants to get back to his feet.
Khalidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanzo is looking for a sweep. Khalidov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hanzo is staying active underneath Khalidov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like Khalidov is going to stand back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Hanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fedor Khalidov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Khalidov misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hanzo tries to control but Khalidov wriggling away.

Hanzo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khalidov is surviving well by controlling Hanzo's body position as best he can.
Khalidov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Hanzo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Khalidov is now in Hanzo's guard. A big mistake from Hanzo there, giving up the dominant position!
Hanzo trying to keep a closed guard but Khalidov is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalidov tries to hold on but Hanzo pushes him away.
Khalidov working to try and regain half guard.
Khalidov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanzo is keen to just control but Khalidov is a slippery customer.
Hattori Hanzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanzo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Khalidov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hanzo.
Hanzo trying to control but Khalidov is having none of it.

Hanzo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Khalidov has worked his arm free - good work by Khalidov!
Khalidov can't do much from the bottom here.
Khalidov is looking for a sweep.
Khalidov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khalidov stops Hanzo from passing to mount.
Khalidov wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking to reverse the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanzo tries for a takedown but Khalidov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Hanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalidov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalidov fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalidov misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Khalidov. No joy for Hanzo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hattori Hanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalidov.
Khalidov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanzo off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalidov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Khalidov does no damage.
Khalidov stuffs the takedown.
Hanzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalidov.
Hanzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanzo shoots in but no luck this time.
Khalidov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanzo's head.
Hanzo missing with a left hand there. Khalidov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khalidov throws a series of punches but Hanzo moves out of range.
Hanzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalidov is fending him off so far but Hanzo persists. Nope, Khalidov circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Khalidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khalidov 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Khalidov!