PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bullet
vs
Hak

178 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
189 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Bullet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet misses with a looping right.
Bullet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hak lands a nice shot that snaps Bullet's head back.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Hak keeps it at a distance.
Bullet tries to clinch there but Hak circles away.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Hak throws a leg kick but Bullet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bullet tries to clinch up but Hak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hak wants to clinch.
Hak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hak swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.

Hak tries to keep at a distance but Bullet has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Hak lands an uppercut.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Hak working aggressively here.
Bullet blocks an uppercut.
Hak misses with a body punch.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hak misses with a body punch.
Bullet lands with a light punch inside.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.
Bullet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Hak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bullet.
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!
Bullet lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Hak.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hak.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hak.
Nice body punch from Bullet - that landed with a thud.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Hak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hak.
Still in the clinch, Hak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
A short right from Bullet on the inside.
Hak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hak blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak is trying to push Bullet away but Bullet has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Hak lands a nice uppercut.
Hak takes a shot to the head.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Hak.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Hak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Bullet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bullet misses with some punches.
Bullet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hak backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bullet drops Hak with a big knee straight up the middle! Hak is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Hak is rocked!
Hak swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Hak is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullet finish him?
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Bullet catches Hak right on the button with a cross.
Hak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hak seems to have recovered his senses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bullet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hak connects with a nice looking jab.
Bullet closes the distance but Hak moves to the side

and Hak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hak.
Hak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but To Hak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A lazy body kick from Bullet
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Hak counters with a series of strikes. Bullet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Hak defending well as Bullet loads up on a big left hand.
Bullet defending well as Hak loads up on a big left hand.
Bullet tries to clinch but Hak moves out of range.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Hak scores with a four punch combination!
Bullet is looking to clinch.
Bullet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bullet in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hak. Bullet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullet walks into a jab.
Hak has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Bullet clinches up against the ropes.
Hak misses with the head strike.
Hak tries a body shot but Bullet blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Bullet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet lands a knee to the body.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bullet scores with a shot to the side of Hak's head.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bullet trying to land knees to the body.
Hak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Hak misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hak.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Hak.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bullet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hak blocks an uppercut.
Bullet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hak's face.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bullet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hak can't find room to land a body shot as Bullet controls the action.
Bullet misses with a knee to the head.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bullet misses with the head strike.
Bullet trying to land knees to the body.
Bullet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Bullet gets an underhook and turns Hak into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet looking to throw knees to the head but Hak is blocking nicely.
Hak misses with a body punch.
Hak gets through Bullet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hak misses with some punches.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Hak scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Bullet.
Still in the clinch, Hak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bullet tries to work over Hak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullet looking to throw knees to the head but Hak is blocking nicely.
Bullet misses with a knee to the head.
Hak lands a right hand.
A short right from Bullet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Hak.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Hak blocks with his arms.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Hak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Hak digs a right hand into Bullet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bullet's gas tank.
Hak lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hak lands with a short shot to the head.
Bullet working aggressively here.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.

Hak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bullet's calf.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bullet tries to clinch up but Hak circles away and keeps his distance.
Bullet closes the distance but Hak moves to the side
and Hak counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but To Hak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bullet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bullet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch but Hak moves out of range.
Bullet throws a head kick that misses
and Hak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hak closes the distance and pushes Bullet back into the ropes.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Hak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak tries a body shot but Bullet blocks it.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Bullet lands a knee to the head.
Hak lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bullet.
A short uppercut from Hak.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 presses Bullet against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hak crunches a lovely knee into Bullet's ribcage.

Hak breaks the clinch.
Hak swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hak throws a looping overhand right but Bullet ducks down to avoid it.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hak.
Hak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bullet on the side of the head.
Hak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bullet throws a head kick but Hak moves out of range.
Bullet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hak.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Bullet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bullet throws a head kick that misses.
Hak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Hak circles away.
Hak is looking to land body kicks.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Hak circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak swings for the body but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Hak pushes him off.
To Hak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hak looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullet is just out of range.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Hak pushes him off.
Bullet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Nice jab there from Hak.
Bullet tries to clinch there but Hak circles away.
Bullet ducks under a wild hook from Hak.
Hak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bullet eats them both and turns towards Hak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Jake Bullet has been cut.
Hak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Hak.
Hak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bullet missing with a left hand there. Hak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hak throws a shot to the body.
Bullet moves to clinch but Hak breaks away
and Hak counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak wants to clinch up but Bullet keeps it at a distance.
Bullet tries to clinch but Hak moves away
and Hak finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hak lands a jab to Bullet's midsection.
Hak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hak lands with a nice body kick.
Bullet moves forwards but Hak connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Bullet rushes Hak and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bullet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bullet looking to throw knees to the head but Hak is blocking nicely.
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
To Hak 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.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
Hak working aggressively here.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Hak uses good head movement to avoid it.
To Hak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullet blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Bullet.
Hak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bullets head.
Jake Bullet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullet blocks a body shot from Hak.

And that's the end of the fight!
To Hak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hak 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... To Hak!
To Hak thanked the fans post fight for their support.