PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hak
vs
Poulter

175 cm
31
185 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

189 cm
40
171 lbs
40 - 20 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter blocks the body kick.
Hak staying out of range there.

Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Hak.

Hak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
To Hak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hak misses with a left hand
and Poulter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poulter looks for the body kick but Hak saw that one coming.
Hak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hak.
Hak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Hak pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak misses with the body kick

and Poulter counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Hak.
A hook to the body from Hak.

Hak breaks the clinch.
Hak misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter blocks a leg kick.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hak keeps the fight on the outside.
Hak throws a good cross that connects.
Poulter blocks the body kick.
Poulter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poulter tries to clinch but Hak is having none of it.
Poulter wants to clinch.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hak throws the left hand but Poulter avoids the punch easily.
Poulter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Poulter blocks the leg kick.
Hak misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Hak is predictable there

and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poulter.
Hak lands with a light punch inside.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poulter blocks a body shot from Hak.
Hak pushes Poulter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hak tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulter avoids the damage to the body.
Hak crunches a lovely knee into Poulter's ribcage.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hak works on Poulter's body with a couple of short punches.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hak.
Hak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak trying to stall but Poulter improves his position.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter looks winded!
Hak stalling in the clinch.
Hak lands a nice uppercut.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hak lands with a left to the head.
Hak stalls.
Hak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poulter up against the cage.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulter blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hak looking to stall.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poulter letting Hak take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hak trying to control the position but instead, Poulter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hak into the cage.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hak.
A short right from Hak.
Hak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hak taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

To Hak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poulter tries to clinch but Hak moves out of range.

Hak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poulter blocks an uppercut.
Poulter lands a nice uppercut.
Poulter misses with the head strike.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Hak blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Hak to work.
A nice left hand lands by Hak.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hak scores with a shoulder strike.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Poulter.
Poulter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak lands a knee to the body.
Poulter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hak slowing the pace effectively.
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hak controlling the action here for a moment.
Hak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Hak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hak seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hak is struggling to control the position.
To Hak has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hak breaks from the clinch.
Hak throws a push kick but Poulter slaps the foot to one side.
Hak tries a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hak throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Poulter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poulter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter tries to counter with a clinch but Hak shakes him off and moves away.

Hak moves into range and clinches up with Poulter.
A left hand lands to the body for Hak.
Poulter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak misses with some punches.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulter.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Poulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Poulter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hak tries to work over Poulter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Poulter.
Poulter misses with some punches.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Poulter avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
Poulter misses with a knee to the head.
Hak scores with a shot to the side of Poulter's head.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulter gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Hak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Hak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hak stalling against the cage.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hak lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak just leaning against Poulter, taking a breather.
Poulter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Poulter! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hak is unloading with more strikes now! Poulter drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). To Hak!
To Hak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.