PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Julio Cesar Chavez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cesar Chavez
vs
Hanak

183 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
27
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Dead Orbit (Laundry out of stock)
GREEN!160

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak 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.
Hanak tries a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Hanak throws out a powerful jab.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanak misses with a head kick.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Hanak misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanak misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chavez shoots for a takedown but Hanak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chavez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanak throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak lands a two punch combo.
Hanak throws a shot to the body.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Chavez fails with the takedown.
Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chavez. Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Hanak throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch.
Hanak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanak doesn't seem bothered though.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Hanak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanak.
A big right from Hanak misses.
Hanak looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Hanak misses the body punch
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanak tries to sprawl out of it but Chavez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chavez under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanak misses with a body kick.
Hanak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanak lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
Hanak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Hanak.
Hanak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanak wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez looks for a takedown but Hanak sprawls well.
Chavez slips under a jab from Hanak.
Hanak throws a front kick aimed at Chavez's knee but Chavez avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
A swing and a miss from Hanak.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
Hanak throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hanak throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Hanak misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanak's knee momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanak, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Hanak dominated that round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Hanak's belly button to the back.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Chavez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
Hanak misses with a body shot.
Chavez throws a big counter combination but Hanak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Hanak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chavez is out of range and Hanak settles back down.
Hanak scores with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hanak 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.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Hanak throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanak's calf.
Chavez is looking to wear down Hanak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanak as he connects with a hook.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Hanak is out of range.
Chavez swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Chavez misses the body punch
and Hanak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chavez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez needs to keep his hands up - Hanak had a free shot at his head there.
Chavez lands a front kick.
Hanak throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanak's knee momentarily.
Hanak with a nice cross.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Hanak misses with a body shot
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanak, which made it look bad.
Hanak misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hanak tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanak's waist but Hanak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavez off to one side.
Hanak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanak throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Hanak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanak misses with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hanak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanak jabs Chavez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Hanak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanak lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak scores with a hook.
Hanak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Hanak misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanak misses with a right hand
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanak wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
Hanak 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
Chavez takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chavez's calf.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak feints and then cracks Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chavez down.
Hanak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chavez.
Chavez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hanak defends well and Chavez ends up having to push Hanak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hanak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target.
Hanak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanak really felt that one!
Hanak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanak misses the jab.
A big left from Hanak misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Hanak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hanak throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Hanak moved out of range.
Hanak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanak digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Hanak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez checks a low kick from Hanak.
Hanak throws a combination that misses
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanak tried to score with a low kick but Chavez checks it.
Hanak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanak misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez shoots in for a double leg but Hanak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanak on the side of the head.
Chavez throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Hanak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hanak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez throws the kick towards the body but Hanak avoids it.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Hanak throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Hanak. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Chavez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
It looked like Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chavez. That did some damage!
Hanak cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Chavez as he connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Hanak didn't see that one coming.
Hanak throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Chavez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Hanak, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Hanak against the cage but Hanak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanak is looking to score with low kicks.
Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanak throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Hanak lands with a straight right. Chavez didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Hanak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanak is fending him off so far but Chavez persists. Nope, Hanak circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Hanak, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Hanak against the cage but Hanak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Hanak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chavez. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanak throws a leg kick
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Chavez checks a low kick from Hanak.
Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Hanak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanak 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak!
A relieved looking Lukas Hanak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.