PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 1681 p4p, 1890 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 40 p4p, 68 weight class). Hanayama's entrance music is Plan Three - Triggers. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Hanayama
vs
Griffith

182 cm
30
175
13 - 14 - 0

225 cm
39
265
26 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Vegan Gains
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith drops his hands momentarily and Hanayama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanayama moves out of range of the body kick from Griffith.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanayama was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
Hanayama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
Griffith feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Hanayama misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffith! But no joy.
Hanayama lands a body shot.
Griffith misses with a head kick.
Hanayama swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Griffith darts in and clinches Hanayama up against the cage.
Hanayama misses with the head strike.
Hanayama lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Griffith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hanayama lands a body shot.
Griffith blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Griffith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanayama throwing a counter right hand but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanayama loads up on a big right hand but Griffith slips the punch.
Griffith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Hanayama.
Griffith scores with a hook to the body. Hanayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanayama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanayama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanayama.
Hanayama throwing a counter right hand but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanayama misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanayama.
Griffith moves away from the strike by Hanayama.

Griffith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanayama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffith blocks a body shot from Hanayama.
Griffith blocks an uppercut.
Griffith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanayama tries to throw a body punch but Griffith avoids it by throwing Hanayama back against the cage.
Griffith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanayama lands an uppercut.
Hanayama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Hanayama has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanayama.
Hanayama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
Hanayama prevents Griffith from breaking the clinch.
Griffith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffith throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanayama.
A short right from Hanayama.
Nice body punch from Hanayama - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Hanayama - that landed with a thud.
Hanayama lands a shoulder strike.
Hanayama lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanayama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
Griffith takes a shot to the head.
Hanayama throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffith.
Hanayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
Griffith prevents a body shot from Hanayama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanayama.
Hanayama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanayama lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hanayama.
A short left from Hanayama.
Hanayama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffith's elbow.
Hanayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffith controls his hands.

Griffith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hanayama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanayama works on Griffith's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanayama misses with some punches.
Griffith prevents a body shot from Hanayama.
Griffith has a couple of punches blocked by Hanayama.
Still in the clinch, Hanayama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanayama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanayama misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoru Hanayama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaoru Hanayama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Griffith wants to clinch up but Hanayama keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Hanayama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaoru Hanayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanayama as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Hanayama misses.
Hanayama blocks the body kick.
Griffith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanayama throwing a counter right hand but Griffith manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Hanayama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanayama.

Griffith is rocked!

It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Hanayama looks to throw the jab but Griffith is out of range.
Griffith is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanayama finish him?
Griffith defending well as Hanayama loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Griffith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffith misses with a low kick.
Griffith blocks a jab.
Hanayama misses with a hook.
Hanayama fakes the body blow, causing Griffith to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Griffith goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaoru Hanayama!
Kaoru Hanayama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.