PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rounin Hashima (ranked 1341 p4p, 893 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 85 p4p, 54 weight class). Ho Soon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carl Orff - O Fortuna. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hashima
vs
Ho Soon

170 cm
26
135
11 - 9 - 0

175 cm
32
145
19 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashima tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Hashima moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
A big right from Hashima misses.
Nice defenses there by Hashima.
Hashima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Hashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hashima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hashima looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Hashima moves out of range.
Ho Soon scores with the left hand. Hashima knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Hashima misses its intended target.
Ho Soon jabs Hashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashima scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Hashima misses with a hook
and Ho Soon counters with a series of strikes. Hashima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hashima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Hashima moves out of range.
Hashima looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Hashima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hashima misses with a hook.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Hashima.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Hashima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hashima misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hashima misses.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Hashima throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hashima rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Soon moves forwards but Hashima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hashima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Hashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hashima ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
A jab from Hashima finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
Hashima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
Hashima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hashima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashima moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashima connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho Soon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hashima dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Hashima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Hashima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Hashima.
As Hashima backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Hashima manages to avoid it all.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Hashima slips the punch.
Hashima misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Hashima - just one landing.
Hashima throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Hashima saw that one coming.
Hashima seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Hashima's ribcage but misses.
Hashima seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hashima misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Hashima ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashima throws out the jab.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Hashima misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Hashima scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Hashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hashima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Hashima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashima misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.

Hashima moves into the clinch successfully.

Hashima breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hashima counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rounin Hashima will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho Soon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hashima in his tracks.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hashima throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Hashima.
Hashima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Hashima swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a series of strikes. Hashima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ho Soon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hashima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Soon scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashima. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Hashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hashima tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Soon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Hashima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
Hashima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hashima scores with a nice strike.
Hashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Hashima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashima moves away.
Hashima swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Hashima looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Rounin Hashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hashima lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Soon's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hashima blocks a jab.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hashima.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Hashima strikes.
Hashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Hashima's body. Hashima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Hashima moves out of range.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Hashima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
The crowd cheers as Hashima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho Soon doesn't seem phased though.
Hashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Hashima throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashima connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Hashima. Those never looked like landing.
Hashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho Soon scores with a four punch combination!
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Hashima avoids it easily.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Hashima.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Hashima.
Hashima throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Hashima's ribcage but misses.

Hashima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ho Soon, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon takes a shot to the head.
Hashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Hashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.

Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hashima lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Hashima lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hashima finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Hashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rounin Hashima will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashima.
Hashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hashima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Hashima moved out of range.
Hashima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Hashima slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashima takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Hashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Hashima misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand

and Hashima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hashima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hashima lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Hashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Hashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hashima misses the shot to the body.
Hashima dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!
Hashima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hashima.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Soon lands with a shot to the body.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Hashima throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hashima swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashima avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hashima lands with a nice body punch.
Hashima swinging wildly here.
Hashima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ho Soon counters with a straight that turns Hashima's legs to rubber! Ho Soon pushes forward with more strikes and Hashima goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.