PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Su han has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music. Kong Su han has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Hastings's chin.

Hastings
vs
Su han

178 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
28
151 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hastings throws a right and a left that Su han avoids nicely.
John Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings lands with a kick to the ribs.
Su han walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Su han throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hastings counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Su han thinking.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Su han moves away.
That kick from Hastings tenderised Su han's leg. Su han is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hastings looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hastings connects with a right hand. Su han shakes it off.
Su han tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hastings was well out of range. Poor timing from Su han.
Su han moves out of range of the body kick from Hastings.
Su han slips a jab and a cross from Hastings.
Hastings tries to land a leg kick but Su han saw it coming and moves away.
Su han tries to clinch but Hastings is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Su han closes the distance but Hastings moves to the side
and Hastings counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Hastings misses.
Su han fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hastings has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hastings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Su han takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings throws a combination that misses
and Su han counters with a low kick, right behind Hastings 's knee.
Su han walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hastings.
Hastings blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han throws a front kick aimed at Hastings's knee but Hastings avoids it well.
A big right from Su han misses.
Nice defenses there by Su han.
Hastings lands a slapping body shot.
Hastings lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Su han needs to keep his hands up - Hastings had a free shot at his head there.
Hastings thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Su han if he has to take too many more of those.
Su han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Su han thumps Hastings with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Su han.
Hastings tried to score with a low kick but Su han checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hastings.
Su han throws a leg kick that misses.
Hastings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hastings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Su han attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hastings scores with a hook to the body. Su han takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hastings lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Hastings pushes him off.
Hastings fakes the leg kick and cracks Su han in the body.
Hastings thows a body kick. Su han tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Hastings does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a hook. Su han ducked under it nicely.
Hastings loads up on a big right hand but Su han slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Su han crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hastings - the referee stops the clock and Su han gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hastings. Su han manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Su han.
Hastings blocks a low kick nicely.
Su han has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hastings.
Hastings looks to score with a jab to the body but Su han is just out of range.
Su han throws a solid leg kick but Hastings takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Su han.
Hastings throws a push kick but Su han slaps the foot to one side.
Hastings tries to score with a low kick but Su han moves his leg out of the way.
Hastings is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hastings throws a low kick but Su han avoids it.
Hastings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Su han checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hastings lands a nice shot that snaps Su han's head back.
Su han throws a low kick, looking for Hastings's leg but Hastings calmly moves out of range.
Su han throws a sloppy head kick and Hastings moves out of range easily.
Hastings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hastings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Su han throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Su han has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hastings.
Hastings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Hastings.
Hastings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Su han.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hastings lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hastings checks the leg kick nicely there.
No joy there for Su han, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings misses the jab.
Hastings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hastings lands a nice leg kick that just misses Su han's sensitive parts.
Su han takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hastings is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Su han throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hastings misses with the combination.
A lazy body kick from Hastings
and Su han counters with a nice leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hastings.
Su han throws a low kick, looking for Hastings's leg but Hastings calmly moves out of range.
Hastings thumps Su han with a low kick.
Su han throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hastings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Su han tries to move into range but Hastings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hastings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hastings.
Su han swings for the body but Hastings moves out of range.
Su han throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hastings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Su han moves into the clinch successfully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hastings dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hastings avoids it.
Su han letting Hastings take a breather here.
Su han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hastings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hastings lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Su han misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hastings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Su han creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Su han throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Su han misses with a punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hastings lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Su han.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Su han throws an elbow but misses.
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Hastings avoids the damage to the body.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Hastings in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hastings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hastings holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hastings working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hastings dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid body kick from Su han.
Su han throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hastings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hastings tried to score with a low kick but Su han checks it.
Su han lands with a nice body punch.
Su han takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Hastings misses with a low kick.
Hastings tries to land a front kick but Su han steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Su han comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hastings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Su han was well out of range. Poor timing from Hastings.
Su han thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings throws a sloppy head kick and Su han moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Su han lands but Hastings takes it in his stride.
Su han throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hastings throws a shot to the body.
Su han throws a leg kick but Hastings checks it.
Hastings moves out of range of the leg kick from Su han.
Hastings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Su han's hands.
Hastings throws a sloppy head kick
and Su han counters with a good low kick that Hastings was not able to check.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hastings moves out of range of the body kick from Su han.
Su han misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hastings looks to land a left hand but Su han moved out of range nicely.
Su han is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hastings rather than just go for the knockout.
Su han throws a body kick that misses.
Su han slips under a jab from Hastings.
Hastings attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hastings attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Su han throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Su han slips under a jab from Hastings.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Hastings lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Su han misses with a body shot.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Su han sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Su han lands with a thumping leg kick.
Su han slips a jab from Hastings.
Su han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hastings throws a leg kick

and Su han holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hastings dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Hastings throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hastings.
Su han landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Hastings blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han throws an elbow that misses.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hastings is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hastings avoids it.
Su han tries a knee to the head but Hastings blocks it.
Su han misses with a body punch.
Hastings takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings pressing his opponent against the cage.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hastings is defending well for now.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Su han landing knees to the body.
Hastings managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.

Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hastings misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Su han.
John Hastings is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Su han.
Hastings lands a lovely overhand right.
Su han keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hastings.
A thudding body kick lands there by Su han!
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hastings swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hastings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Su han.
Hastings scores with a nice right hand.
Hastings lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Su han drops his hands momentarily and Hastings takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Su han is looking to land body kicks.
Su han connects with a solid leg kick.
Su han scores with a leg kick.
Su han lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hastings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Su han was well out of range. Poor timing from Hastings.
Hastings tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Su han on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Su han.
Hastings will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hastings lands a front kick.
Hastings tries to bum rush Su han with a series of wild strikes but Su han uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Su han throws a leg kick that misses.
Su han lands the left hand.
Hastings swings for the body but Su han moves out of range.
Su han connects with a leg kick. Hastings looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hastings misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Su han.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Su han takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hastings lands a leg kick that knocks Su han off balance momentarily.
Su han throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Su han fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hastings.
Hastings throws a leg kick which misses Su han's front leg but catches the back leg as Su han tries to avoid it.
Hastings throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hastings throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Su han.
Su han throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hastings's head.
Su han lands a high kick!
Su han avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Su han keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hastings.
Su han's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hastings misses with a leg kick
and Su han counters with a good low kick that Hastings was not able to check.
Hastings scores with a kick to the midsection.
Su han attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Su han showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hastings.
Su han looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hastings throws a lazy body kick
and Su han counters with a low kick, right behind Hastings 's knee.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Hastings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Su han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Su han ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hastings moves away.
Hastings lands a nice leg kick that just misses Su han's sensitive parts.
Hastings scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hastings takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Su han throws a wild body kick that Hastings sees coming a mile off.
Hastings misses with a straight right.
Su han tries to clinch but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Su han throws out the jab.
Hastings tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings tries to score with a low kick but Su han moves his leg out of the way.
Hastings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings blocks a head kick by Su han.

Su han closes the distance and clinches.
Hastings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Su han lands an elbow just above Hastings 's eye.
Su han trying to land knees to the body.
Hastings misses with some punches.
Hastings wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Su han obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hastings looking to slow down the pace here.
Hastings blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hastings breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Hastings.
Hastings avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - Hastings coming out on top.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Su han moved away.
Su han explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hastings wants to land a leg kick but Su han is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings throws a hook to the side of Su han's head but Su han sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Su han throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Su han throws a low kick but Hastings avoids it.
Su han checks a low kick from Hastings.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han drops his hands momentarily and Hastings takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hastings throws a low kick, looking for Su han's leg but Su han calmly moves out of range.
Hastings misses with a leg kick.
Hastings connects with a good right hand that stumbles Su han. Su han circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Su han moved away.
Nice defenses there by Su han.
Su han blocks a jab.
Hastings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Su han counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Su han throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Su han manages to avoid it.
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Su han takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hastings is looking to land body kicks.
Su han looks for the body kick but Hastings saw that one coming.
Hastings does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hastings's corner calls for a 1-2. Hastings obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hastings throws the left hand but Su han avoids the punch easily.
Hastings scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hastings throws a body kick that misses.
Su han walks into a straight right hand from Hastings.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Su han scores with a hook.
Hastings throws a wild body kick that Su han sees coming a mile off.
Hastings thows a body shot but no joy.
Hastings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Su han.
Hastings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Su han avoids the body shot from Hastings.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Su han does a little dance to reset his feet.
Su han fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Su han cracks the inside of Hastings's front leg.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Su han checks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Su han throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hastings counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Su han takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hastings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hastings lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Su han is rocked!
Hastings grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Su han takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hastings cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Hastings!