PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Epping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanibal Hanyszewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Epping
vs
Hanyszewsky

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Epping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanibal Hanyszewsky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epping misses with an uppercut.
Epping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanyszewsky.
Epping stuns Hanyszewsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Epping throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Epping lands an overhand right.
Epping misses with a hook
and Hanyszewsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Hanyszewsky catches Epping right on the button with a cross.
Hanyszewsky scores with a body shot.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the side of Epping's head but Epping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Epping misses with a looping left.
Epping throws the left hand but Hanyszewsky avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Epping.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Hanyszewsky.
A shot to the liver by Hanyszewsky. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epping closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanyszewsky misses with a wild body shot.
Epping lands with a good body shot.
Epping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanyszewsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanyszewsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Epping counters with a left and a right that stings Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Epping with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanyszewsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Epping.
Epping takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Epping lands with a nice body punch.
Epping walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Epping misses.
Epping closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanyszewsky circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hanyszewsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanyszewsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Epping blocks a jab.
Hanyszewsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Epping, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hanyszewsky misses with the combination.
Hanyszewsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epping.
Hanyszewsky takes a swing at Epping's ribcage but misses.
Epping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanyszewsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Epping.
Hanyszewsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanyszewsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky swinging wildly here.
Hanyszewsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Epping at a distance.
Epping misses with a body kick.
Hanyszewsky misses with an uppercut.
Hanyszewsky needs to keep his hands up - Epping had a free shot at his head there.
Hanyszewsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epping manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hanyszewsky misses.
Hanyszewsky misses with a low kick.
Epping takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanyszewsky throws an overhand right that lands on Epping's shoulder, as Epping tries to avoid the shot.
Hanyszewsky misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epping throws a shot from downtown. Hanyszewsky moves away and avoids it.
Hanyszewsky lunges at Epping with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Epping's hand.
Epping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Epping.
Epping misses with a body punch
and Hanyszewsky counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Hanyszewsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epping throws an overhand right that lands on Hanyszewsky's shoulder, as Hanyszewsky tries to avoid the shot.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Epping stuns Hanyszewsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanyszewsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epping.
Hanyszewsky slips under a jab.
Hanyszewsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hanibal Hanyszewsky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hanyszewsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Epping throws out the jab.
Epping throws a shot from downtown. Hanyszewsky moves away and avoids it.
Hanyszewsky connects with a crisp jab.
Hanyszewsky looks to land a left hand but Epping moved out of range nicely.
Epping swings widly with a right hand
and Hanyszewsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Epping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Epping walks into a left hand.
Epping scores with a shot to the body.
Epping lands with a straight right. Hanyszewsky didn't see that one coming.
Hanyszewsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanyszewsky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epping moves out of range of the body kick from Hanyszewsky.
Epping punishes Hanyszewsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanyszewsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky throws the left hand but Epping avoids the punch easily.
Hanyszewsky connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Hanyszewsky misses its intended target.
Epping slips under a jab.
Hanyszewsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Epping doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Hanyszewsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epping slips a jab and a cross from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanyszewsky lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Hanyszewsky misses.
Epping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky cracks a nice hook into Epping's ribs.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook but Epping blocks it.
Epping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanyszewsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epping throws a hook but Hanyszewsky blocks it.
Hanyszewsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Epping should have avoided that one.
Hanyszewsky moves away from the strike by Epping.
Hanyszewsky throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Epping counter with a right hand.
Hanyszewsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanibal Hanyszewsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanyszewsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epping.
Hanyszewsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky scores with a nice strike.
Hanyszewsky works Epping's body with a nice hook.
Epping misses with a straight left.
Hanyszewsky scores with a shot to the body.
Hanyszewsky throws a right hand that Epping ducks under and follows up with a left that Epping also avoids with ease.
Hanyszewsky looks to throw the jab but Epping is out of range.
Hanyszewsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Epping to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanyszewsky staying out of range there.
Epping ducks under a wild hook from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the side of Epping's head but Epping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanyszewsky slips under a jab.
Epping scores with a decent looking hook.
Epping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanyszewsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky slips under a jab.
Hanyszewsky connects with a body shot that sends Epping's belly button to the back.
Epping thuds a left hand into Hanyszewsky's body.
Epping looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanyszewsky. Epping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanyszewsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanyszewsky misses the shot to the body.
Hanyszewsky takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanyszewsky scores with a jab.
A big right from Hanyszewsky misses.
A lazy left from Hanyszewsky finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanibal Hanyszewsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Epping avoids the body shot from Hanyszewsky.
Epping throws the left hand but Hanyszewsky avoids the punch easily.
Hanyszewsky lands a nice shot that snaps Epping's head back.
Hanyszewsky throws a looping overhand right but Epping ducks down to avoid it.
Epping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanyszewsky.
Epping thuds a left hand into Hanyszewsky's body.
Hanyszewsky throws a shot from downtown. Epping moves away and avoids it.
Epping misses the shot to the body.
Hanyszewsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Epping backs up against the cage.
Epping throws an overhand right that lands on Hanyszewsky's shoulder, as Hanyszewsky tries to avoid the shot.
Epping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Epping there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epping moves out of range as Hanyszewsky strikes.
Epping loads up on a big right hand but Hanyszewsky slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Hanyszewsky. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Hanyszewsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Epping doesn't seem phased though.
Epping takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanyszewsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epping.
Epping moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanyszewsky.
Epping slips under a jab.
Hanyszewsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epping.
Hanyszewsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epping.
Epping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook but Epping blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanyszewsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Epping at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Epping misses.
Hanyszewsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanyszewsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epping.
Hanyszewsky looks to land a right hand but Epping moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanyszewsky throws an overhand right that lands on Epping's shoulder, as Epping tries to avoid the shot.
Epping blocks a leg kick.
Hanyszewsky scores with the left hand. Epping knows he should have avoided that one.
Epping darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Epping misses.
Epping misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epping staying out of range there.
Hanyszewsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Epping looks to land a body kick but Hanyszewsky moved away.
Hanyszewsky throws a lazy right hand but Epping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jake Epping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Epping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Epping throws a jab when Hanyszewsky was well out of range.
Epping moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanyszewsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Epping misses with a straight left.
Hanyszewsky misses with a straight right.
Epping takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Epping slips under a jab from Hanyszewsky.
Hanibal Hanyszewsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Epping is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanyszewsky.
Epping slips under a jab from Hanyszewsky.
Epping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky misses with a straight right.
Epping misses with an uppercut. Hanyszewsky saw that one coming.
Epping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanyszewsky.
Epping misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanyszewsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanyszewsky slips a jab and a cross from Epping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Epping misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epping fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanyszewsky is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Epping attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanibal Hanyszewsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanyszewsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanibal Hanyszewsky!