PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ejup Ramadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noritada Hanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramadani
vs
Hanari

175 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ejup Ramadani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noritada Hanari!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanari connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ejup Ramadani has been cut.
Ejup Ramadani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ramadani.
Hanari avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramadani.
Hanari throws a head kick that misses.
Ramadani throws a counter high kick but Hanari was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ramadani scores with a head kick. Hanari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Noritada Hanari has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ramadani.
Hanari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramadani moves away.
Ramadani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slobos Fightcenter in the buildup to the fight.
Hanari throws a right hand that Ramadani ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramadani also avoids with ease.
Ramadani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramadani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramadani misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramadani moves out of range of the body kick from Hanari.
Nice body punch from Hanari.
Ramadani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanari throws a wild body kick that Ramadani sees coming a mile off.
Ramadani thuds a left hand into Hanari's body.
Ramadani misses with a few strikes there.
Ramadani lands a head shot.
Ejup Ramadani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramadani misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramadani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramadani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanari circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanari dives in and grabs Ramadani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramadani pushes down on Hanari's head and hops out.
Ramadani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Hanari moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanari blocks a body shot from Ramadani.
Ramadani prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramadani is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanari has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramadani breaks from the clinch.
Ramadani looks to land a body kick but Hanari moved away.
Nice shot by Ramadani.
Ramadani throws a head kick but Hanari moves out of range.
Hanari tries to counter with a clinch but Ramadani shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramadani.
Hanari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanari tries to clinch but Ramadani is having none of it.
Ramadani throws a series of punches but Hanari moves out of range.
Hanari throws a leg kick which misses Ramadani's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramadani tries to avoid it.
Ramadani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ramadani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramadani.
Hanari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramadani stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramadani wants it to stay on the feet.
Ejup Ramadani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noritada Hanari.
Ramadani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramadani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanari.
Hanari moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramadani.
Hanari looks to land a right hand but Ramadani moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ramadani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Hanari looks to move away, Ramadani throws a big counter combo bu Hanari just gets out of the way.
Hanari wants to slow Ramadani down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramadani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramadani swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanari.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramadani misses the target.
Hanari misses with a double jab
and Ramadani counters with a left and a right that stings Hanari.
Ramadani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanari.
Ramadani misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramadani throws a sloppy head kick and Hanari moves out of range easily.
Ramadani misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramadani throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramadani lands a head kick!
Ramadani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanari.
Ramadani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanari.
Ramadani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hanari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ramadani won't be happy with that.
Ramadani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramadani parries the strikes from Hanari easily there. Hanari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ramadani to escape.
Hanari controls the position from side control.
Ramadani defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ejup Ramadani dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Ramadani.
Hanari lands a front kick.
Ramadani lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramadani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Hanari takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanari drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramadani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramadani tries to break the clinch but Hanari is controlling the position.
Ramadani is trying to push Hanari away but Hanari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramadani tries to break free but Hanari pushes him back against the cage.
Hanari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramadani backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadani avoiding damage.
Ramadani has had enough of the clinch but Hanari keeps him there for the moment.
Ramadani tries to break the clinch but Hanari is controlling the position.

Hanari gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ramadani regains guard.
Hanari advances to half guard.
Hanari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramadani defending well though.
Hanari is nestled in close to Ramadani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Hanari has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ramadani defend it? Hanari steps over the head and cranks it - Ramadani is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hanari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noritada Hanari!
A victorious Noritada Hanari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.