PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Festivius Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher has chosen Dillon Francis feat DJ Snake - Get Low as his entrance music. To Hak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Festivius Fisher's chin.

Hak
vs
Fisher

175 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

174 cm
33
179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Festivius Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisher moves out of range of the leg kick from Hak.
Fisher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hak.
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Hak avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hak.
Hak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Festivius Fisher has been cut.
Fisher misses with a series of wild punches.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hak throws out the jab.
Fisher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher is looking for the big counter here.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.

Fisher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher wants to stand up but Hak is controlling the position.

Fisher decides to stand up.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hak throws a chopping leg kick but Fisher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on Fisher's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hak misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hak lands an overhand right.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fisher.
Fisher looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Hak.

Hak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fisher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher throws an elbow that misses.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Hak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fisher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hak.
Fisher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fisher as Hak tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Fisher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher misses with a knee strike.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hak lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Hak pushes Fisher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak blocks an elbow strike.
Fisher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hak's defenses.
Hak trying to control the position but instead, Fisher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hak into the cage.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Hak slows down the pace here.
Hak blocks an elbow strike from Fisher.
Fisher wants to stall.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fisher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
Hak works on Fisher's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fisher moves out of range of the body kick.
Fisher moves out of range of the leg kick from Hak.
Hak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Hak backs off Fisher throws a huge counter combo but Hak manages to avoid it all.
Hak throws a leg kick that misses.
Hak tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher throws a counter combo.
Fisher avoids the head kick by Hak.
Hak lands with a kick to the temple. Fisher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak lands a head kick!
Hak tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Hak moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hak lands a leg kick that knocks Fisher off balance momentarily.
Hak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Fisher's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Hak moves out of range easily.
It appears Hak was looking to counter with a kick there.
Festivius Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hak is looking to land body kicks.
Hak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hak connects with a single shot there.
Fisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Fisher unleashes a big counter combination but Hak bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Fisher blocks the leg kick.
Hak throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher checks a low kick 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 Fisher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fisher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
To Hak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fisher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Hak thumps Fisher with a low kick.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Hak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fisher just manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak scores with a leg kick.
Hak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hak throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
To Hak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hak stalls.
Hak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fisher blocks a body shot from Hak.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Festivius Fisher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hak blocks an elbow strike.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.

Hak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher checks a leg kick.
Fisher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Hak instigates a clinch.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak lands a left hand.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fisher throws an elbow but it misses.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fisher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hak misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher fails to pull guard.

Hak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hak feints and then cracks Fisher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fisher down.
Hak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hak throws a leg kick but Fisher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fisher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A leg kick checked by Fisher.
Fisher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Hak backs off Fisher throws a huge counter combo but Hak manages to avoid it all.
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 Festivius Fisher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A low kick from Hak is predictable there
and Fisher counters with a series of strikes. Hak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hak cracks Fisher with an open hand slap.
Hak misses with a hook.
Fisher unleashes a big counter combination but Hak bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hak misses with a body kick.
Fisher throws a counter combo.
Fisher checks a leg kick.
Fisher changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fisher has time to react.
Fisher walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Fisher blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fisher's head.
A leg kick checked by Fisher.
To Hak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hak scores with a jab. Fisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hak throws the kick towards the body but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fisher throws a counter combo.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Hak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Fisher.
Fisher moves out of range of the body kick.
As Hak backs off Fisher throws a huge counter combo but Hak manages to avoid it all.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Hak moves out of range easily.
Fisher checks a low kick from Hak.
As Hak backs off Fisher throws a huge counter combo but Hak manages to avoid it all.
Hak misses with a body kick.
As Hak backs off Fisher throws a huge counter combo but Hak manages to avoid it all.
Fisher moves out of range as Hak strikes.
Hak thumps Fisher with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a leg kick but Fisher sees it coming and moves out of range.

Fisher clinches up with Hak and pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Hak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hak dodges an elbow strike from Fisher.
Fisher throws an elbow that misses.
Hak dodges an elbow strike from Fisher.
Hak lands with a light punch inside.
Hak prevents the takedown attempt.
Fisher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hak just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher tries to pull guard but Hak holds him up against the cage and eventually Fisher drops back down to his feet.
To Hak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Festivius Fisher.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
Hak blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fisher blocks a body shot from Hak.
Fisher misses with a knee to the head.
Hak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Hak blocks an elbow strike.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Hak gets through Fisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hak on the inside.
Hak takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hak.

Fisher is rocked!
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Hak.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
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 misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
To Hak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hak's efforts to push away.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher tries to pull guard but Hak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fisher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fisher blocking some punches.
Hak blocks an elbow strike from Fisher.
Fisher lands an elbow just above Hak 's eye.

Hak manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Fisher as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hak.
Hak avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Festivius Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hak lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

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 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... To Hak!
A victorious To Hak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.