PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hanks (ranked 2149 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 245 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hanks
vs
Bayarmaa

183 cm
28
185
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
195
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa throws a front kick aimed at Hanks's knee but Hanks avoids it well.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayarmaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Hanks down.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayarmaa's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bayarmaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bayarmaa throws a lazy head kick

and Hanks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanks.
Hanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bayarmaa manages to break the clinch.
Hanks avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanks wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bayarmaa. Bayarmaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Bayarmaa looks for the body kick but Hanks saw that one coming.
Hanks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick.

Hanks closes the distance and clinches.
Hanks can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
Bayarmaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bayarmaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa lands a body punch.
Hanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses with an elbow strike.
Bayarmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bayarmaa lands an uppercut.
Hanks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa lands with a light punch inside.
Hanks misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa blocks an uppercut.

Bayarmaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Bayarmaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Bayarmaa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bayarmaa. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa cracks Hanks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bayarmaa! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gan Bayarmaa!