PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes into the arena with Tagidi Li Masheu blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the ring it seems that Yossi Avitan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yossi Avitan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Avitan
vs
Hanma

191 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Fast

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan connects with an inside leg kick.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Avitan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Avitan thumps Hanma with a low kick.
Avitan lands the left hand.
Avitan lands with a nice body kick.
Avitan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Avitan swivels and escapes.
Hanma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Avitan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanma's calf.
Hanma looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avitan.
Hanma shoots in but Avitan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. Hanma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Avitan scores with a jab.
Hanma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avitan.
Hanma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Avitan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanma scrambles back to his feet.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Avitan.
Hanma throws a sloppy body shot
and Avitan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanma is trying desperately to land a takedown but Avitan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hanma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands a head kick!

It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
A cross from Avitan lands.

Hanma is rocked!
Avitan drops Hanma with a huge uppercut! Hanma drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Avitan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yossi Avitan!