PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes into the arena with abu theme blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Papu
vs
Hak

177 cm
32
181 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

175 cm
31
185 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak doesn't manage to clinch there - Papu circles away.
Hak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Papu is out of range and Hak settles back down.
Papu is looking to counter punch.
Hak throws the kick towards the body but Papu avoids it.
Crunch! Hak slams his shin into Papu's torso.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hak wants to counter with a clinch but Papu pushes him away.
Hak throws a head kick but Papu moves out of range.
Papu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hak throws a head kick but Papu moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papu lands with a shot to the body.
Papu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hak.
To Hak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hak manages to avoid it.
Hak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papu is looking to wear down Hak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Papu misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu connects with a body shot that sends Hak's belly button to the back.
Hak moves out of range of the leg kick from Papu.
Papu sets himself, and Hak steps forward looking for the clinch! Papu avoids it this time.
Hak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Papu moves out of range of the body kick.
Hak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Papu's calf.
Hak moves out of range of the strikes.
Hak lands a head kick. Papu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Papu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hak was well out of range. Poor timing from Papu.
Papu staying out of range there.
Papu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papu misses with a hook
and Hak counters with a nice body kick.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hak moves into range and clinches up with Papu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hak stalls.

Papu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hak has time to react.
Papu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hak moves out of range of the strikes.

Hak has closed the distance and engaged Papu in a clinch.
Papu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hak misses with the head strike.
Hak misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Papu obliges.

Papu breaks from the clinch.
Papu swings for the body but Hak moves out of range.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Papu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Papu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papu blocks a head kick by Hak.
Papu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Papu's head.
Hak misses with a kick to the body.
Papu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hak throws a body kick that misses.
Papu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papu lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Papu catches Hak right on the button with a cross.
Hak looks to land a body kick but Papu moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Papu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Papu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hak.
Papu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hak momentarily.
Papu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papu, as that shot connected.
Hak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Papu if he has to take too many more of those.
Hak is looking to land body kicks.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.
Papu misses with a two punch combination.
Papu takes a swing at Hak's ribcage but misses.
Hak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A good leg kick by Papu.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.
Abu Papu is winning the standup battle so far.
Papu checks a low kick from Hak.
Papu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Papu scores with a jab to the body.
Papu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Papu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hak throws a body kick that misses
and Papu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hak can do to turn this around?
Papu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papu takes a swing at Hak's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Papu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hak.
Hak throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Hak.
Papu lands with a right hand.
Hak swinging wildly here.
Hak doesn't manage to clinch there - Papu circles away.
Hak ducks right into an uppercut from Papu.
Hak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hak throws a leg kick but Papu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Hak blocks the low kick.
Papu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papu throws out the jab.
Papu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papu cracks a nice hook into Hak's ribs.
Papu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak misses with a body kick.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hak moves away.
Hak throws a body kick that misses.
Papu's corner calls for a 1-2. Papu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Papu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hak misses with a straight left.
Papu avoids the head kick by Hak.
Papu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hak.
Papu misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Hak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hak avoids the body shot from Papu.
Papu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hak manages to avoid it.
Papu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papu. Hak does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak looks to throw a body kick
and Papu counters with a nice body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hak 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.
Hak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Papu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hak there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papu. Hak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hak misses with a body kick.
Papu misses with a wild body shot.
Hak throws the kick towards the body but Papu avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Hak.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papu swings widly with a right hand

and Hak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Papu can't break the clinch.
Papu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hak.
Papu blocks an uppercut.
Papu trying to land knees to the body.
Papu gets through Hak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hak avoiding damage as Papu throws knees to the body.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Hak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Hak.

Papu manages to break the clinch.
Papu misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Papu dominated that second round.
That's time! Papu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hak takes a swing at Papu's ribcage but misses.
Hak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hak throws a head kick but Papu moves out of range.
Papu moves out of range of the body kick from Hak.
Papu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papu moves out of range of the body kick.
Papu throws a hook but Hak avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hak. Papu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Papu at a distance.
A solid body kick from Hak.
Hak with a jab.
Hak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hak.
Papu throws a head kick but Hak moves out of range.
Hak looks for the body kick but Papu saw that one coming.
Hak misses with a leg kick.
Papu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hak moves away.
Papu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hak throws a body kick that misses.
Hak avoids the body shot from Papu.
Papu throws a jab when Hak was well out of range.
Papu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a lazy body kick
and Papu counters with a stiff right hand.
Papu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hak can pounce on him.
Hak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hak lands a nice looking kick to the body. Papu takes a step back to recover.
Hak throws the kick towards the body but Papu avoids it.
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 throws a push kick but Papu slaps the foot to one side.
Hak lands with a good body shot.
Hak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hak wants to slow Papu down by chopping away at his legs.
Papu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hak circles away quickly and effectively.
Papu missing with a left hand there. Hak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Papu throws a body punch but Hak moves out of range.
Papu scores with the left hand. Hak knows he should have avoided that one.
Papu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Papu. That snapped Hak's head back.
Hak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Papu moves out of range of the body kick.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abu Papu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hak has closed the distance and engaged Papu in a clinch.
To Hak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hak misses with some punches.
Hak lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papu is keeping busy.
Papu managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
Papu tries to land a knee to the head but Hak blocks with his arms.
To Hak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Papu.
Papu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.

Papu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papu blocks the body kick.
Hak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Papu.
Hak misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abu Papu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Papu, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Papu!
Abu Papu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.