PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael BayawaK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuma Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BayawaK comes to the cage accompanied by Dayang-dayang. Takuma Hara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

BayawaK
vs
Hara

182 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

QFClothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael BayawaK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Hara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BayawaK slips under a jab from Hara.
Hara misses with a double jab.

BayawaK manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hara on his heels. He'll look to pass Hara's guard now, I'm sure.
Hara is pulling down on BayawaK's head to control his posture.
BayawaK prevents Hara from getting back to his feet.
Hara being controlled here, momentarily.
BayawaK postures up in Hara's guard and throws a big left but Hara blocks it.
Hara working a defensive guard but BayawaK manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hara manages to get back to half guard.
BayawaK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hara is looking to improve his position.
Hara is positioning himself well to prevent BayawaK advancing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hara can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara won't allow BayawaK to pass to mount.
Hara has hold of BayawaK's hands but BayawaK slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hara moves into full guard.
BayawaK stopping the sweep attempt from Hara.
BayawaK sitting in guard here, content to control.
BayawaK chips away with some ground and pound.

It looks like Takuma Hara has been cut.
Hara throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hara has control of BayawaK's left arm, preventing BayawaK from doing any damage.
Hara working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BayawaK trying to control the position from guard on top but Hara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells BayawaK's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
BayawaK is working Hara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

The cut above Takuma Hara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hara working a defensive guard here.
Hara will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BayawaK.
BayawaK connects with a couple of short punches.
BayawaK throws a big elbow that misses.
Hara doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hara wants to sweep here but BayawaK controlling him for the moment.
Hara has momentary wrist control but BayawaK slips an elbow through the middle.

Takuma Hara's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Takuma Hara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafael BayawaK!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rafael BayawaK waved his t-shirt featuring QFClothing's logo in front of the cameras.