PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bobeth (ranked 8521 p4p, 731 weight class) and Hammer Hank (ranked 8663 p4p, 738 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bobeth
vs
Hank

190 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Bobeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hammer Hank!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bobeth is looking to counter the offense by Hank and move into the clinch.
Bobeth throws a body punch but Hank moves out of range.
Hank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobeth avoids it really well and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bobeth, right into the meat.
Hank lands a nice shot to the body.

Bobeth closes the distance and pushes Hank back into the cage.

Hank pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hank looking for a sweep. Not yet Hank, not yet.

Bobeth gets to his feet - Hank follows without any prompting.
Hank looks for the body kick but Bobeth saw that one coming.
Hank's coach down at Bebop Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hank's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hank is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobeth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bobeth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobeth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hank.
Bobeth slips a jab and a cross from Hank.

Bobeth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hank kicks Bobeth off and gets back to his feet.
Hammer Hank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hank rushes Bobeth and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hank decides to pull guard.
Hank is looking to sweep but instead, Bobeth has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hank is trying to control but can't.
Bobeth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Bobeth decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bobeth slaps away a takedown attempt from Hank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Bobeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Hank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth throws a head kick that Hank semi-blocks.
Bobeth shoots in but Hank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bobeth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobeth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hank missing with a left hand there. Bobeth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bobeth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bobeth or perhaps it was just good defense by Hank, which made it look bad.
Hank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bobeth misses with a few strikes there.
Bobeth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hank shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobeth tries to sprawl out of it but Hank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobeth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Bobeth.
Hank tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobeth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobeth dives in for a single leg takedown but Hank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bobeth shoots in looking for a takedown. Hank tries to sprawl out of it but Bobeth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hank shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hank keeps Bobeth at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobeth misses with a takedown

and Hank counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 Michael Bobeth will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bobeth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hank defends well and Bobeth ends up having to push Hank into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bobeth blocks the body kick.
Bobeth connects with a high kick.
Hank throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Bobeth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Bobeth.
Hank throws a nice looking combination but Bobeth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobeth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Hank drives through with a takedown into Bobeth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bobeth manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hank is trying to drag Bobeth to the mat but Bobeth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bobeth to keep the fight standing.
Bobeth stops a takedown attempt from Hank.
Michael Bobeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Hank.

Bobeth breaks from the clinch.
Bobeth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bobeth scores with a kick to the body.
Hank is breathing heavily.
Hank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bobeth counters with a two punch combo.

Hank is rocked!
Bobeth lands a brutal head kick. Hank looks out on his feet and Bobeth throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Michael Bobeth!