PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hak
vs
De Luca

175 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
De Luca thuds a left hand into Hak's body.
De Luca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hak.
Hak lands a jab to De Luca's midsection.
Hak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
De Luca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hak throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
Hak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Luca throws a head kick that misses
and Hak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Luca is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Armando De Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hak lands a front kick.
Hak throws a shot to the body.
Hak throws a head kick that De Luca semi-blocks.

It looks like Armando De Luca has been cut.
De Luca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Luca looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hak.
De Luca checks a low kick from Hak.
A swing and a miss from Hak.
De Luca misses the shot to the body.
Hak blocks a head kick by De Luca.
De Luca misses with a low kick.
De Luca stalks Hak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hak's face. Hak staggers backwards, shaken.
Hak misses the jab.
Hak throws a low kick but De Luca moves out of range easily.
Hak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hak. That's going to slow De Luca down.
A jab from De Luca misses.
Hak looks to throw the jab but De Luca is out of range.
Hak throws a wild body kick that De Luca sees coming a mile off.
De Luca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hak is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
De Luca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak throws a body kick that misses.
Hak scoring well with a low kick there.
De Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Hak misses.
To Hak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Hak misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hak.
A good leg kick by Hak.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hak tries to close the distance and clinch but De Luca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hak swinging wildly here.
Hak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Luca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca fails with the takedown.
Hak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Luca's hands.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hak.
De Luca just misses with a punch to the body.
De Luca thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca moves away from the strike by Hak.
De Luca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Hak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Luca avoids the head kick by Hak.
De Luca lands with a straight right. Hak didn't see that one coming.
De Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hak.
Hak connects with a solid leg kick.
De Luca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a low kick but De Luca moves out of range easily.
Hak loads up on a big right hand but De Luca slips the punch.
De Luca scores with a leg kick.
Hak throws a front kick aimed at De Luca's knee but De Luca avoids it well.
Hak tries a low kick but De Luca avoids it.
De Luca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hak checks the leg kick.
De Luca looks to score with a jab to the body but Hak is just out of range.
Hak throws a hook but De Luca avoids it easily.
De Luca blocks a head kick by Hak.
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!
Hak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hak is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Luca's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hak. De Luca shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

De Luca drives through with a takedown into Hak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Hak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

To Hak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando De Luca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hak connects with a leg kick. De Luca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
To Hak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hak tries to score with a low kick but De Luca moves his leg out of the way.
De Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Luca misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hak as De Luca shoots in.
Hak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hak throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Luca throws a hook but Hak avoids it easily.
De Luca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
Hak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Luca. That did some damage!
Hak is looking to slow De Luca down with leg kicks.
Hak throws a solid leg kick but De Luca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Luca checks a leg kick.
Hak misses with a head kick.
De Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Luca avoids the head kick by Hak.
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Luca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hak throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
Armando De Luca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hak scores with a leg kick.
De Luca throws a low kick but Hak avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Hak.
Hak misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Luca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hak slips a straight right by De Luca.
A head kick from Hak lands but De Luca takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak staying out of range there.
Hak is looking to chop away at De Luca's legs.
Hak thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Luca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hak.
Hak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hak lands a head kick. De Luca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Luca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hak misses with a head kick.
Hak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Luca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Luca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hak under the eye.
De Luca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hak under the eye.
Hak loads up on a big right hand but De Luca slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
Hak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hak lands a front kick.
De Luca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Luca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Luca is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Luca lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Hak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Hak scores with a kick to the body.
Hak misses with a low kick.
Hak dodges the punch combination from De Luca.
De Luca is breathing heavily.
Hak misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by De Luca. Beautiful body shot.
De Luca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from De Luca.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hak, right into the meat.
De Luca throws the kick towards the body but Hak avoids it.
De Luca misses with a head kick.
De Luca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hak sprawls well. Hak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Luca gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Hak is predictable there
and De Luca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Luca's efforts to push away.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Luca.
De Luca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.
Hak misses with a knee to the head.
De Luca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

To Hak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando De Luca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Hak misses the jab.
De Luca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hak looks to land a left hand but De Luca moved out of range nicely.
Hak slips under a jab from De Luca.
Hak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Luca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hak.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Luca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Luca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Luca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Luca works Hak's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from De Luca.
De Luca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hak, right into the meat.
Hak throws a chopping leg kick but De Luca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Luca shoots for a double leg takedown but Hak sprawls well. He's pushed De Luca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Luca throws an off balance right hand

and Hak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

De Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Luca misses with some punches.
Hak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Luca avoids it.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Luca's elbow.
De Luca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
De Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Luca misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hak manages to break the clinch.
De Luca moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Luca throws a hook but Hak avoids it easily.
De Luca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hak moves away.
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Luca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Luca blocks a head kick by Hak.
Hak looks for the body kick but De Luca saw that one coming.
Hak checks the leg kick.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
Hak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Luca if he has to take too many more of those.
Hak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Luca can do to turn this around?
De Luca on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Luca. That did some damage!
De Luca checks a leg kick.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Luca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Luca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hak. Hak obviously looking to wear him down.
De Luca lands with a right hand.
De Luca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Luca works Hak's body with a nice hook.
De Luca blocks a low kick nicely.
Hak throws a leg kick which misses De Luca's front leg but catches the back leg as De Luca tries to avoid it.
To Hak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a sloppy head kick and De Luca moves out of range easily.
De Luca swats away the attempt to clinch by Hak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
Hak's corner calls for a 1-2. Hak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armando De Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hak throws a low kick, looking for De Luca's leg but De Luca calmly moves out of range.
Hak tries to clinch but De Luca is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hak lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from De Luca misses.
De Luca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hak circles away quickly and effectively.
Hak misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Luca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
To Hak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... To Hak!