PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braathen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ninja Turtles. Hatayama has chosen Samurai Soul as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Braathen
vs
Hatayama

188 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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ENDLESS 152

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Braathen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braathen moves away from the strike by Hatayama.
Braathen scores with a punch to the head.
Braathen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hatayama lunges at Braathen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braathen's hand.
Hatayama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Braathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braathen defending well as Hatayama loads up on a big left hand.
Braathen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatayama.
Braathen connects with the punch.
Hatayama throws a series of punches but Braathen moves out of range.
Braathen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Braathen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braathen.
Daniel Braathen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Hatayama misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Hatayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Hatayama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatayama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hatayama misses with a looping right.
Braathen misses with a double jab
and Hatayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Hatayama misses its intended target.
Braathen scores with a nice strike.
Hatayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braathen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatayama throws a hook to the side of Braathen's head but Braathen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatayama throws a big shot that misses.
Hatayama moves out of range as Braathen strikes.
Braathen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatayama is just out of range.
Braathen ducks under a wild hook from Hatayama.
Braathen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatayama.
Braathen checks the leg kick.
Braathen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatayama counters with a straight right hand.
Hatayama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braathen moves away from the strike by Hatayama.
Braathen throws a good cross that connects.
Braathen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatayama moves away.
Hatayama cracks Braathen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hatayama scores with a jab to the body.
Braathen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatayama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braathen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen moves forwards but Hatayama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Hatayama looks to land a right hand but Braathen moved out of range.
Hatayama defending well as Braathen loads up on a big left hand.
Braathen swings for the body but Hatayama moves out of range.
Braathen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatayama.
Hatayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
Braathen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braathen swings for the body but Hatayama moves out of range.
Hatayama staying out of range there.
Hatayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatayama misses with a body shot
and Braathen counters with a left and a right that stings Hatayama.
Hatayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braathen.
Braathen staying out of range there.
Hatayama throws an overhand right that lands on Braathen's shoulder, as Braathen tries to avoid the shot.
Hatayama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braathen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatayama counters with a two punch combo.
Braathen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braathen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatayama at a distance.
Hatayama throws a hook but Braathen blocks it.
Braathen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donk. Braathen catches Hatayama right on the button with a cross.
Hatayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braathen.
Braathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braathen moves away from the strike by Hatayama.
Braathen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatayama connects with a looping right hand.
Hatayama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braathen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatayama circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatayama blocks a jab.
Hatayama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braathen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braathen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatayama is looking to chop away at Braathen's legs.
Braathen scores with a hook to the body. Hatayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatayama looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braathen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatayama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braathen.
Braathen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braathen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hatayama needs to keep his hands up - Braathen had a free shot at his head there.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with an open hand slap.
Braathen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braathen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braathen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Braathen scores with a four punch combination!
Hatayama misses with a hook. Braathen ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Braathen as he connects with a hook.
Braathen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatayama.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braathen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatayama is just out of range.
Braathen scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Braathen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Braathen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatayama needs to keep his hands up - Braathen had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Braathen coming out on top.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braathen!
A head kick misses from Hatayama.
Braathen staying out of range there.
Hatayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braathen.
Hatayama defending well as Braathen loads up on a big left hand.
Braathen scores with a one two! Hatayama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hatayama.
Hatayama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Braathen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hatayama might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Braathen has got the better of the exchanges.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hatayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braathen defending well as Hatayama loads up on a big left hand.
Hatayama jabs Braathen right on the nose. Braathen blinks but takes it well.
Hatayama misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama throws a shot from downtown. Braathen moves away and avoids it.
Braathen connects with a right hand. Hatayama shakes it off.
Hatayama looks to throw the jab but Braathen is out of range.
Hatayama scores with a hook.
Braathen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hatayama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hatayama works Braathen's body with a nice hook.
Hatayama misses with a looping right.
Daniel Braathen is winning the standup battle so far.
Braathen throws a shot from downtown. Hatayama moves away and avoids it.
Braathen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatayama is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Hatayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatayama throws a series of punches but Braathen avoids them all with ease.
Braathen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braathen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatayama.
Hatayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Braathen.
Hatayama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braathen's hands.
Braathen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatayama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen needs to keep his hands up - Hatayama had a free shot at his head there.
Braathen jabs at Hatayama's body.
Hatayama throws a shot from downtown. Braathen moves away and avoids it.
Braathen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatayama slips under a jab from Braathen.
Hatayama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braathen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braathen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braathen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braathen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Braathen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braathen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatayama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braathen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatayama can do to turn this around?
Braathen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braathen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatayama's head.
Braathen lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Braathen there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braathen works over Hatayama's head and body with a nice combination.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatayama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braathen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Braathen fails to land with a series of punches.
Braathen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Braathen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatayama takes a swing at Braathen's ribcage but misses.
Braathen walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Braathen misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Braathen.
A punch combination from Hatayama misses.
Jab by Braathen.
Braathen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatayama has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braathen connects with a jab.
Braathen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Braathen lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen misses with a straight left.
Braathen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braathen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
Braathen connects with a looping right hand.
Braathen lands a head shot.
Hatayama throws an overhand right that lands on Braathen's shoulder, as Braathen tries to avoid the shot.
Hatayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braathen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Braathen.
Braathen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Braathen lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braathen thuds his right hand into Hatayama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Braathen misses the jab.
Braathen catches Hatayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatayama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Braathen dominated that second round.
That's time! Braathen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hatayama slips a jab from Braathen.
Nice uppercut there from Braathen.
Braathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braathen jabs at Hatayama's body.
Braathen throws the left hand but Hatayama avoids the punch easily.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
Hatayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braathen lands with an overhand left.
Braathen throws out a powerful jab.
Braathen lands the left hand.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with an open hand slap.
Braathen scores with a hook to the body. Hatayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatayama ducks right into an uppercut from Braathen.
Hatayama walks into a stiff left hand from Braathen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Braathen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braathen.
Hatayama tries to move into range but Braathen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braathen lands with a shot to the body.
Hatayama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen digs a good hook to Hatayama's body.
Hatayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braathen catches Hatayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braathen stuns Hatayama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braathen works the jab nicely.
Braathen thuds a left hand into Hatayama's body.
Braathen dips to his left and cracks Hatayama with an uppercut!
Braathen lands a with a good body shot.
Jab from Braathen.
Braathen jabs Hatayama right on the nose. Hatayama blinks but takes it well.
Braathen scores with a jab.
Braathen digs a good body shot into Hatayama's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatayama moves forwards but Braathen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Braathen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Braathen digs a good body shot into Hatayama's ribs.
Braathen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Braathen lunges at Hatayama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatayama's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen tries to bum rush Hatayama with a series of wild strikes but Hatayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braathen looks to land a combination but Hatayama avoids it well.
A slow jab from Hatayama misses its intended target.
Braathen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braathen throws a combination. Hatayama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hatayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braathen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braathen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hatayama misses with a kick to the body.
Hatayama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braathen digs a good hook to Hatayama's body.
Braathen lands with a hook. Hatayama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Braathen loads up on a big right hand but Hatayama slips the punch.
Braathen throws an overhand right that lands on Hatayama's shoulder, as Hatayama tries to avoid the shot.
Hatayama misses with a leg kick
and Braathen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hatayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Hatayama - just one landing.
Braathen checks the leg kick.
Braathen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hatayama off the ropes and back into rage.
A combination from Braathen does no damage.
Hatayama missing with a left hand there. Braathen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Braathen.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatayama misses the target.
Braathen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatayama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
Braathen's corner calls for a 1-2. Braathen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hatayama misses with a straight right.
Hatayama misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braathen.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama cracks Braathen with an open hand slap.
Braathen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braathen ducks under a wild hook from Hatayama.
Braathen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatayama tries to land a leg kick but Braathen saw it coming and moves away.
Braathen checks a leg kick.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama blocks it.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Braathen finds it's target.
Hatayama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatayama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braathen jabs at Hatayama's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatayama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatayama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatayama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braathen looks to land a combination. Hatayama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hatayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Braathen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Braathen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatayama in his tracks.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braathen scores with a hook.
Braathen just misses with a punch to the body.
Braathen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Braathen.
Hatayama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Braathen.
A swing and a miss from Hatayama.
Braathen lands with a hook. Hatayama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hatayama staying out of range there.
Hatayama slips a straight right by Braathen.
Hatayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braathen catches Hatayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatayama is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hatayama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braathen.
Braathen thows a body shot but no joy.
Braathen lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braathen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatayama.
Braathen slips a jab from Hatayama.
Hatayama dodges the punch combination from Braathen.
Hatayama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braathen scores with a hook.
Braathen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatayama.
Hatayama digs a good body shot into Braathen's ribs.
Braathen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatayama's hands.
Braathen lands with a shot to the body.
Braathen misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Braathen.
Braathen slips a jab from Hatayama.
Braathen throws a shot from downtown. Hatayama moves away and avoids it.
Hatayama misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braathen checks a leg kick.
Hatayama lands a jab to the head.
Braathen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Braathen lands the left hand.
Braathen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatayama.
Hatayama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braathen takes a swing at Hatayama's ribcage but misses.
Braathen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braathen scores with a jab.
Hatayama is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braathen takes one on the button.
Braathen throws a hook to the side of Hatayama's head but Hatayama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braathen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatayama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hatayama misses.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braathen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braathen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braathen.
Braathen misses with a body punch
and Hatayama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A leg kick checked by Braathen.
Good standup being displayed there by Braathen as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Braathen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama avoids it easily.
Hatayama throws a big shot that misses.
Braathen throws the left hand but Hatayama avoids the punch easily.
Hatayama takes a swing at Braathen's ribcage but misses.
Hatayama misses with a straight left.
Braathen with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatayama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatayama loads up on a big right hand but Braathen slips the punch.
Braathen looks to land a left hand but Hatayama moved out of range nicely.
Braathen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braathen takes a swing at Hatayama's ribcage but misses.
Braathen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatayama throws out the jab.
Hatayama misses with a few strikes there.
Braathen looks to throw the jab but Hatayama is out of range.
Hatayama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen misses with a hook. Hatayama ducked under it nicely.
Hatayama throws a looping overhand right but Braathen ducks down to avoid it.
Braathen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braathen lands a lovely overhand right.
Braathen lands a jab to Hatayama's midsection.
Hatayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braathen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatayama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Braathen had his way with Hiroshi Hatayama in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Braathen lands with a straight right. Hatayama didn't see that one coming.
Braathen lands a jab-cross combination.
Braathen misses with a double jab
and Hatayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braathen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatayama is just out of range.
Braathen lands with a shot to the body.
Braathen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatayama.
Braathen misses the jab.
Braathen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braathen cracks a nice hook into Hatayama's ribs.
Braathen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braathen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatayama is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hatayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Braathen is just out of range.
Nice cross by Braathen.
Hatayama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braathen.
Braathen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama misses with an uppercut.
Braathen thuds his right hand into Hatayama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Braathen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braathen misses the shot to the body.
Hatayama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatayama misses with a straight right.
Hatayama avoids the body shot from Braathen.
Hatayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
Hatayama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braathen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatayama moves out of range as Braathen strikes.
Braathen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hatayama throws a hook but Braathen avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hatayama there.
Hatayama lunges at Braathen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braathen's hand.
A right-left combo lands from Braathen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braathen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatayama moves away.
Braathen fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Hatayama misses.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braathen throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Hatayama misses.
Braathen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama avoids it easily.
Braathen connects with a single shot there.
Braathen scores with a nice strike.
Braathen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatayama. Hatayama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Braathen just misses with a punch to the body.
Braathen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braathen misses with a jab to the body
and Hatayama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiroshi Hatayama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen missing with a left hand there. Hatayama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama blocks it.
Braathen works Hatayama's body with a nice hook.
Braathen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Braathen.
Hatayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braathen.
Braathen throws the left hand but Hatayama avoids the punch easily.
Hatayama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Braathen misses with a looping left.
Braathen scores with a nice right hand.
Hatayama misses with an uppercut. Braathen saw that one coming.
Daniel Braathen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braathen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braathen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braathen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatayama staying out of range there.
Jab from Braathen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama slips a jab from Braathen.
Hatayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braathen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hatayama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hatayama works the jab nicely.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Hatayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatayama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Braathen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hatayama slips a jab and a cross from Braathen.
Braathen throws a lazy right hand but Hatayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatayama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braathen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Braathen.
Braathen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatayama.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braathen scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Braathen.
Braathen lands a nice shot to the body.
Braathen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Braathen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braathen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:43
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:43
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Braathen!
Daniel Braathen retains his middleweight title!