PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asko Vilenius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hannibal
vs
Vilenius

195 cm
30
275 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

193 cm
27
265 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hannibal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Vilenius misses the target.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius lands a jab to Hannibal's midsection.
Hannibal moves out of range of the body kick from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Hannibal walks into a jab.

It looks like Jason Hannibal has been cut.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a body kick that stops Vilenius in his tracks momentarily.
Vilenius throws a leg kick
and Hannibal counters with an inside leg kick.
Vilenius misses with a hook. Hannibal ducked under it nicely.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal blocks it.
Vilenius tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vilenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hannibal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands with a shot to the body.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a leg kick.
Hannibal dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal blocks a leg kick.
Vilenius throws a sloppy head kick and Hannibal moves out of range easily.
Vilenius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a low kick but Hannibal moves out of range easily.
Hannibal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hannibal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Vilenius tries to work over Hannibal's front leg with a kick but Hannibal checks it.
Vilenius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hannibal's hands.
Hannibal slips under a jab.
Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Hannibal does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Hannibal staying out of range there.
Vilenius throws a big shot that misses.
Vilenius dips to his left and cracks Hannibal with an uppercut!
Hannibal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilenius.
The fighters circling - Vilenius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilenius misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannibal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asko Vilenius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vilenius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hannibal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius throws a looping overhand right but Hannibal ducks down to avoid it.
Vilenius lands with a right hand.
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Hannibal slips the punch.
Hannibal slips under a jab.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hannibal avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hannibal is looking to wear down Vilenius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hannibal slips under a jab from Vilenius.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Vilenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilenius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hannibal in his tracks.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius lands a glancing blow to the side of Hannibal's head.
Hannibal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Asko Vilenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hannibal moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses the jab.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius is breathing heavily.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hannibal circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Vilenius misses
and Hannibal counters with a left to the body.
Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal counters with an inside leg kick.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Hannibal moved out of range.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands the left hand.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Hannibal moved out of range nicely.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius throws a body kick that misses
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Hannibal moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Vilenius is predictable there
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Vilenius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hannibal.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Hannibal checks a leg kick.
Hannibal staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a body kick that stops Vilenius in his tracks momentarily.
Hannibal blocks a head kick by Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a looping left.
Vilenius misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Hannibal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vilenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hannibal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hannibal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vilenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilenius, as that shot connected.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilenius throws a sloppy body shot
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius throws a body kick that misses.
Vilenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hannibal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Vilenius.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Hannibal slips under a jab from Vilenius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hannibal is out of range.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Hannibal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vilenius throws a combination that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Hannibal slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hannibal avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius throws a leg kick
and Hannibal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius thows a leg kick but Hannibal checks it
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannibal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Hannibal slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a good low kick that Vilenius was not able to check.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hannibal slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius misses with a body shot
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a jab to the body
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a leg kick.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilenius throws a sloppy head kick
and Hannibal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vilenius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hannibal momentarily.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hannibal clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal counters with a solid body kick.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius misses with a low kick.
Vilenius tests Hannibal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannibal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Vilenius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
Hannibal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Vilenius thows a leg kick but Hannibal checks it
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Vilenius misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius thuds his right hand into Hannibal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hannibal moves out of range of the leg kick from Vilenius.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Hannibal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannibal manages to avoid it.
Vilenius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius throws an overhand right that lands on Hannibal's shoulder, as Hannibal tries to avoid the shot.
Hannibal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilenius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vilenius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hannibal defending well as Vilenius loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius scores with a hook to the body. Hannibal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hannibal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hannibal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hannibal dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius looks to land a body kick but Hannibal moved away.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius scores with a hook to the body. Hannibal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannibal.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Vilenius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal moves out of range of the strikes.
Hannibal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius misses with a shot to the body
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a left to the body.
Vilenius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vilenius throws a leg kick
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius swings for the body but Hannibal moves out of range.
Hannibal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Hannibal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vilenius really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asko Vilenius dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice leg kick.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius dips to his left and cracks Hannibal with an uppercut!
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hannibal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Vilenius.
Vilenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hannibal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Hannibal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Hannibal slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vilenius really felt that one!
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hannibal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilenius.
Hannibal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a push kick but Hannibal slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hannibal avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Vilenius.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Hannibal moved out of range.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with an outside leg kick.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannibal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Vilenius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vilenius 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Vilenius!
Asko Vilenius is the new heavyweight champion!