PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 944 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 119 p4p, 124 weight class). Hanma comes into the arena with B-Complex - Beautiful Lies blaring out of the sound system. Anderson has chosen Chase the bag (King Von) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hanma
vs
Anderson

175 cm
31
145
16 - 17 - 0

173 cm
43
144
35 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson slips a straight right by Hanma.
Anderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma with a nice calf kick.
Hanma lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Hanma connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Hanma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanma cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hanma to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Hanma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Hanma blocks a jab.
Hanma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Jab from Anderson.
Hanma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanma.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanma delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson 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.
Anderson misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanma on the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Hanma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma scores with a hook.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Hanma.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanma is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Hanma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Hanma takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Anderson takes a swing at Hanma's ribcage but misses.
Anderson with a hook.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanma throws a shot to the body.
Hanma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Hanma misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Hanma thumps Anderson with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Hanma.
Hanma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanma has time to react.

Baki Hanma's cut is getting worse.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Hanma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hanma to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
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 Baki Hanma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
That's time! Hanma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Hanma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Hanma.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson checks a low kick from Hanma.

Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Hanma tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Hanma back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hanma is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma ducks into an uppercut from Anderson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Anderson!
A very excited looking Ryan Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.