PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Bravo (ranked 17792 p4p, 632 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 2436 p4p, 270 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Booyakasha. Hanma has chosen Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Hanma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bravo
vs
Hanma

177 cm
31
155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

175 cm
32
166 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo pushes Hanma away with a front kick.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Bravo.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.

Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Hanma throws a hook but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Bravo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
A little feinted left hand from Bravo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Hanma throws a lazy uppercut
and Bravo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanma was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Bravo wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Bravo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanma misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Bravo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo throws a good cross that connects.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bravo.
Bravo tries to bum rush Hanma with a series of wild strikes but Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bravo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bravo scores with a head kick. Hanma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Bravo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanma lunges at Bravo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bravo's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Hanma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Hanma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bravo swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Bravo counters with a good low kick that Hanma was not able to check.
Bravo scores with a hook.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
Bravo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Bravo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanma takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanma tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.
Jab by Hanma.
Bravo scores with a nice head shot.
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 Tony Bravo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hanma throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
And Bravo counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanma manages to avoid it.
Bravo with a jab.

Bravo gets a clinch.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a jab. Bravo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Hanma lands.
Bravo slips under a jab from Hanma.
Bravo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
It looked like Bravo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanma.
Hanma throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Hanma.
A combination from Bravo does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
Bravo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bravo's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bravo pushes Hanma up against the cage in a clinch.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Hanma.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bravo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo lands with a nice body kick.
Bravo throws a push kick but Hanma slaps the foot to one side.
Bravo swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Bravo walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
Bravo slips under a jab from Hanma.
Bravo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bravo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanma wants to clinch up but Bravo keeps it at a distance.
Bravo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Hanma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanma lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bravo rushes Hanma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Hanma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bravo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bravo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hanma! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravo.
Hanma throws a jab when Bravo was well out of range.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Hanma has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Hanma instigates a clinch.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravo controls his hands.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Bravo tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hanma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo is looking to wear down Hanma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Bravo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bravo tries to move into range but Hanma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanma is looking to clinch.
Bravo defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a hook to the body. Hanma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bravo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bravo moved out of range nicely.

Hanma clinches up against the cage.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo connects with a leg kick. Hanma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bravo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo stuns Hanma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Bravo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanma just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut.
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
and Bravo counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Bravo throws a leg kick which misses Hanma's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanma tries to avoid it.
Hanma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Bravo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hanma is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Bravo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Hanma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanma lands a left hand.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Hanma.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.
Bravo holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Hanma breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Hanma.
Well Hanma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanma!
Jack Hanma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.