PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hayabusa
vs
Gruber

184 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gruber or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayabusa which made him look bad.
Gruber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hayabusa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gruber is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hayabusa is controlling him well.
Gruber is looking for a sweep.
Gruber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gruber wants to control but Hayabusa postures up.
Hayabusa wants to stand but Gruber has his arm trapped.
Gruber tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Gruber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gruber is looking to regain half guard here but Hayabusa keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayabusa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gruber.

Hayabusa gets the takedown into side control.
Gruber is looking for a sweep.
Gruber looks to move to half guard but instead Hayabusa has passed into mount! Damn!
Gruber doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is trying to reverse the position but instead Hayabusa has taken his back - oops!
Gruber looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hayabusa.
Gruber turns into Hayabusa and is now in his guard.

Gruber drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hayabusa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gruber has Hayabusa in his guard.
Hayabusa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gruber throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hayabusa uses it to pass to side control.
Gruber looks gassed!
Gruber is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wants to control but Hayabusa postures up.
Gruber gets back to half guard.
Gruber tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hayabusa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hayabusa trying to control but Gruber is having none of it.
Gruber tries to reverse the position but Hayabusa maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayabusa wants to control the pace but Gruber is squirming around nicely.
Gruber is desperately trying to improve his position but Hayabusa has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayabusa controlling the position easily from mount.
Gruber is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinobu Hayabusa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Hayabusa counters with a good, hard body kick but Gruber shrugs it off.
Gruber misses with a takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a head kick.
Gruber wants to clinch up but Hayabusa keeps it at a distance.
Gruber with a poor takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a good, hard body kick but Gruber shrugs it off.
Shinobu Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber looks to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick.
Gruber tries to clinch but Hayabusa moves away
and Hayabusa counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Hayabusa to acknowledge the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayabusa.
Gruber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Gruber wants to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a nice body kick.
Hayabusa throws a front kick that sends Gruber stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hayabusa tries to stand but Gruber is controlling from the bottom.
Gruber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayabusa manages to get himself to full guard.
Hayabusa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayabusa keeping full guard, as Gruber tries to pass.
Hayabusa working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayabusa is looking for a sweep.

Gruber decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hayabusa to his feet.
Hayabusa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gruber will feel that in the morning.
Gruber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Gruber is predictable there
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa lands a high kick!
Gruber misses with a takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gruber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gruber fails with the takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber shoots and misses
and Hayabusa counters with a good, hard body kick but Gruber shrugs it off.
Hayabusa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gruber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hayabusa counters with a solid body kick.
Gruber takes one to the chin there.
Hayabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruber with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hayabusa counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Gruber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hayabusa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hayabusa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to free his leg and advance position but Gruber is retaining full guard.
Hayabusa is looking to stand up but Gruber won't let him.
Gruber keeping moving, preventing Hayabusa from controlling successfully.
Hayabusa pushing down on Gruber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gruber wants to get back to full guard.
Gruber looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hayabusa wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinobu Hayabusa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gruber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gruber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayabusa counters with an inside leg kick.
Gruber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayabusa counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Hayabusa to acknowledge the strikes.
Shinobu Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayabusa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayabusa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber misses with a takedown attempt

and Hayabusa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gruber won't be happy with that.

Hayabusa decides to stand back up. Hayabusa steps back and let's Gruber get back to his feet.
Gruber with a poor takedown
and Hayabusa counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayabusa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gruber.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hayabusa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gruber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Hayabusa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hayabusa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gruber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gruber misses with a takedown attempt

and Hayabusa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hayabusa decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayabusa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gruber closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hayabusa counters with a shoot takedown. Gruber fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber pulls Hayabusa in close to prevent any damage.
Hayabusa stopping the sweep attempt from Gruber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayabusa controls the pace.

Gruber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gruber is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shinobu Hayabusa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gruber isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hayabusa stacks Gruber on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hayabusa!
Shinobu Hayabusa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinobu Hayabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayabusa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinobu Hayabusa!