PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hattori Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shawn voitsek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanzo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to If It Means Alot To You. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hanzo
vs
voitsek

185 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

MMA's Best Nutrition
Final Strike Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hattori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shawn voitsek!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
voitsek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
voitsek fails with the takedown.
voitsek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanzo doesn't manage to clinch there - voitsek circles away.
Hanzo tries to bum rush voitsek with a series of wild strikes but voitsek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanzo drops voitsek with a left and a right! Oh, voitsek is hurt - Hanzo dives into side control looking to finish!

voitsek is rocked!

It looks like shawn voitsek has been cut.
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!
voitsek is looking for a sweep.
voitsek is still in real trouble! Can Hanzo finish him?
voitsek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hanzo stands up.

Hanzo darts in and clinches voitsek up against the cage.
voitsek seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanzo manages to break the clinch.
Hanzo tries to clinch there but voitsek circles away.
Hanzo misses with a low kick.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but voitsek circles away and keeps his distance.

voitsek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
voitsek trying to control but Hanzo is having none of it.
Hanzo is looking to improve his position but voitsek isn't that keen on the idea.
voitsek wants to control the pace but Hanzo is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
voitsek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
voitsek trying to control but Hanzo is having none of it.
Hanzo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
voitsek throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
voitsek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hanzo tries to hold on but voitsek postures up.
Hanzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
voitsek sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
voitsek trying to control but Hanzo is having none of it.
Hanzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanzo tries to get out of the position.
Hanzo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hanzo is breathing heavily.
voitsek tries to control but Hanzo wriggling away.
Hanzo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
voitsek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hanzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
voitsek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
voitsek scoring with strikes but Hanzo is staying in there.
voitsek landing strikes from the mount and Hanzo is in trouble!
voitsek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
voitsek punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
voitsek lands a nice shot to the head.
voitsek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 Hattori Hanzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on shawn voitsek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

voitsek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but voitsek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
voitsek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanzo as he avoids it easily.

Hanzo moves into the clinch.
Hanzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but voitsek has him pressed against the cage.
voitsek jumps guard but Hanzo stands there with voitsek around his waist. voitsek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanzo is trying to break the clinch but voitsek has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo wants to get back to striking at distance but voitsek won't allow it.

voitsek lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
voitsek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
voitsek is pressing down on Hanzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanzo is holding on for now.
Hanzo is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
voitsek drops an elbow to the side of Hanzo's head.
Hanzo trying to hold on to voitsek's head to control him but voitsek postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzo taking some punishment here, with voitsek in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hanzo is trying to stand back up but voitsek is controlling him

Hanzo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
voitsek shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanzo sprawls well. He's pushed voitsek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hattori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shawn voitsek.
Hanzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

voitsek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - voitsek lands in his opponent's guard.
Hanzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
voitsek wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hanzo working a defensive guard here.
Hanzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
voitsek trying to control but Hanzo is working from the bottom.
voitsek lands a couple of digs.
voitsek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and voitsek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from voitsek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanzo looks to land a combination but voitsek avoids it well.
Hanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from voitsek.

voitsek rushes Hanzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

voitsek pulls Hanzo into guard.
voitsek working a defensive guard here.
voitsek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
voitsek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

voitsek is working an open guard so Hanzo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hanzo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and voitsek counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shawn voitsek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on shawn voitsek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

voitsek dodges the punch combination from Hanzo.
voitsek misses with a takedown attempt - Hanzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanzo tries to score with a low kick but voitsek moves his leg out of the way.
Hanzo misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for voitsek with that takedown attempt.
voitsek shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanzo sprawls well. He's pushed voitsek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hattori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shawn voitsek.
Hanzo lands with a nice combination. voitsek backs away looking to recover.
Hanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but voitsek manages to avoid it.
voitsek keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanzo wants to clinch but voitsek slips to the side

so voitsek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

voitsek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hanzo, up you get!
voitsek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanzo is fending him off so far but voitsek persists. Nope, Hanzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanzo clinches but voitsek breaks the clinch

and voitsek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with voitsek in particular looking to stall.
voitsek is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
voitsek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
voitsek is thwarting Hanzo's attempts to control the position.
Hanzo wants to improve his position but voitsek is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
voitsek stops Hanzo from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

voitsek gets a takedown into half guard.
Hanzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
voitsek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
voitsek with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
voitsek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanzo looks like he's trying to stand up.
voitsek is pressing down on Hanzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanzo is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
voitsek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanzo misses with a combination

and voitsek counters by clinching up.
Hanzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
voitsek tries a knee to the head but Hanzo blocks it.

Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
voitsek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanzo takes a step back to recover.
voitsek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
voitsek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
shawn voitsek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think voitsek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shawn voitsek!