PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1377 p4p, 141 weight class) and Lu Hao (ranked 1222 p4p, 127 weight class). Hanma comes to the ring accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. Baki Hanma is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hanma
vs
Hao

178 cm
33
154 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

172 cm
37
148 lbs
21 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
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Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanma clinches up against the ropes.

Hao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanma scores with a nice strike.
Hanma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Hao misses with a looping left.
Hao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Hao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma thuds his right hand into Hao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hao throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Hao tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Hanma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hao throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hao lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Hanma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Hao as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands a right hook to the body.
Hao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hanma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hao.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
Hanma blocks the body kick.
It looked like Hanma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hao.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hao counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hanma!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hao wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hao moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hao trying to control the position but Hanma is working away.
Hao postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hanma tries to bench press Hao off him but Hao keeps the position.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hao is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hanma is trying to escape and Hao transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hanma is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hao! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lu Hao!
Lu Hao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.