PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hashim Jalilul Hassan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hashim Jalilul Hassan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jalilul Hassan
vs
Takayanagi

200 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
142 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takayanagi.
Hassan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hassan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takayanagi blocks a head kick by Hassan.
Hassan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hassan throws a combination. Takayanagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takayanagi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hassan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takayanagi.
Hassan slips a straight right by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hassan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Takayanagi is rocked!
Hassan throws a series of punches but Takayanagi avoids them all with ease.
Hassan takes one to the side of the head.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takayanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Takayanagi misses.
Nice straight punches there by Hassan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hassan.
Takayanagi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hassan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takayanagi backs up against the cage.
Takayanagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Hassan finish him?
Hassan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hassan misses with the combination.
Hassan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan misses with a combination
and Takayanagi counters with a straight right hand.
Hassan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
Takayanagi misses with the combination.
Hassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Hassan misses.
Takayanagi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hassan tries to bum rush Takayanagi with a series of wild strikes but Takayanagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takayanagi throws a jab when Hassan was well out of range.
A combination from Hassan does no damage.
Takayanagi throws a hook to the side of Hassan's head but Hassan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takayanagi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Takayanagi throws a hook but Hassan avoids it easily.
Takayanagi avoids the head kick by Hassan.
A combination from Hassan does no damage.
Hassan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hassan is breathing heavily.
Hassan misses with a two punch combination.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hassan looks to land a body kick but Takayanagi moved away.
Takayanagi throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.

Takayanagi moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takayanagi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takayanagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Takayanagi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hassan's efforts to push away.

Takayanagi pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hassan lands a couple of digs.

Takayanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takayanagi looking to control.
Hassan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hassan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Takayanagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Takayanagi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hassan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hassan working some strikes from top position.
Hassan trying to control the position from guard on top but Takayanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takayanagi working for submissions but it's allowed Hassan to get to half guard.
Takayanagi taking some punishment here, with Hassan in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hassan lands a nice short elbow.
Hassan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hassan wants to take a breather but Takayanagi is having none of it.

Takayanagi looking for submissions off his back.
Takayanagi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hassan is looking to take a break and control but Takayanagi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takayanagi is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hassan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hassan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takayanagi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hassan manages to pass to mount!
Hassan trying to control but Takayanagi is having none of it.
Takayanagi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan cracks Takayanagi with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
In his post fight interview, Hashim Jalilul Hassan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.