PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bi Han (ranked 5173 p4p, 5339 weight class) and Leonard Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Bi Han is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Han
vs
Archangel

192 cm
18
253
0 - 1 - 0

219 cm
18
265
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bi Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Archangel!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han takes one to the side of the head.
Archangel slips under a jab from Han.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archangel. Han does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Han on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Archangel looks winded!
Han throws a hook but Archangel blocks it.
Han getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Archangel misses with an uppercut. Han saw that one coming.
Archangel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Han counters with a nice uppercut.
Archangel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archangel manages to avoid it.
Han missing with a left hand there. Archangel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archangel tries to counter with a clinch but Han shakes him off and moves away.
Han lunges at Archangel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Archangel's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han throws a jab when Archangel was well out of range.
Han lands a slapping body shot.
Archangel misses with a looping left.
Han swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Han misses with a hook
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Han misses with a lunging right hand
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Han tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archangel was well out of range. Poor timing from Han.
Han misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han misses with a hook
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Han misses with a straight right.
Archangel throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as Archangel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Han doesn't seem phased though.
Han rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archangel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Han uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archangel.
Han misses with a left hand
and Archangel counters with a nice uppercut.
Han rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Han throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Han takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archangel counters with a stiff right hand.
Han uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archangel.
Jab from Han.
Han ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archangel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archangel slips a straight right by Han.
Han misses with a lunging right hand
and Archangel counters with a stiff right hand.
Han could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Han throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Archangel to counter with a crisp jab.
Han looks to land a right hand but Archangel moved out of range.
Archangel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archangel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Archangel throws a lazy uppercut
and Han counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Han moves out of range as Archangel strikes.
Han throws a looping overhand right but Archangel ducks down to avoid it.
Han throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Archangel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archangel throws a combination that misses
and Han counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Archangel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Han dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archangel throws a jab but it's blocked by Han.
Han misses the shot to the body.
Han misses with an uppercut
enabling Archangel to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Archangel misses the target.
Han misses with a left hand
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archangel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archangel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Archangel throws an overhand right that lands on Han's shoulder, as Han tries to avoid the shot.
Han lands a lovely overhand right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Han might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han misses the jab.
Han is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Archangel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Han swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Archangel counters with a straight right hand.
Han darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Archangel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Han.

Archangel tries to keep at a distance but Han has taken the fight into the clinch.

Archangel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archangel throws a hook to the side of Han's head but Han sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Han is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leonard Archangel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Han scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Archangel moves out of range as Han strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Han.
Archangel 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.
Nice shot lands for Han.
Bi Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archangel cracks a nice hook into Han's ribs.
Han takes a swing at Archangel's ribcage but misses.
Archangel throws a looping overhand right but Han ducks down to avoid it.
Han throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archangel throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Han on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Archangel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Archangel! But no joy.
Archangel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Han takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Archangel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Archangel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Archangel lands with a nice body punch.
Han lands a really nice looking cross but Archangel seems unphased.
Han looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Archangel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Han takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel misses with a body shot.
Archangel throws a poor cross that misses
letting Han counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archangel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Archangel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Archangel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Han misses with a hook
letting Archangel counter with a right hand.
Han ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archangel moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leonard Archangel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Han looks to throw the jab but Archangel is out of range.
Han is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archangel.
Archangel throws a looping overhand right but Han ducks down to avoid it.
Archangel swinging wildly here.
Han takes a swing at Archangel's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han scores with a jab to the head.
Han uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archangel has time to react.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archangel cracks Han with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Archangel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Archangel does it's job there.
Archangel misses with the combination.
Han connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Han throws out a loose jab but Archangel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Han misses with a body punch
and Han takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Han.
Han appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archangel with the counter takedown but Han avoids it easily.
Archangel misses with a straight left.
Han misses the jab.
Han looks to land a left hand but Archangel moved out of range nicely.
Archangel lands with a shot to the body.
Archangel scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Han wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Archangel drops his hands momentarily and Han takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Han loads up on a big right hand but Archangel slips the punch.
Archangel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by Archangel.
Han throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archangel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Han looks to land a right hand but Archangel moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Archangel.
Han was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Han ducks under a wild hook from Archangel.
Han loads up on a big right hand but Archangel slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archangel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Han on the side of the head.
Han throws an overhand right that lands on Archangel's shoulder, as Archangel tries to avoid the shot.
Archangel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Han was well out of range. Poor timing from Archangel.
Han slips a straight right by Archangel.
Archangel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Han takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Han.
Bi Han has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Han jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Archangel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Archangel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Archangel!