PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1288 p4p, 850 weight class) and Quebro Tua Cara (ranked 154 p4p, 100 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hanma
vs
Tua Cara

175 cm
31
145
16 - 18 - 0

170 cm
27
168
8 - 1 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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World class MT
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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 - 18 - 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quebro Tua Cara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Tua Cara scores with a three punch combo!
Hanma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanma defending well as Tua Cara loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Tua Cara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quebro Tua Cara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Hanma wants to clinch up but Tua Cara keeps it at a distance.

Tua Cara drives through and clinches with Hanma against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua Cara.
Hanma prevents Tua Cara from breaking the clinch.
Tua Cara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tua Cara blocks an uppercut.
Hanma lands a body shot.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Tua Cara.

Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tua Cara. Tua Cara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tua Cara cracks Hanma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tua Cara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua Cara throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanma with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Tua Cara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua Cara throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanma counters with a good, hard body kick but Tua Cara shrugs it off.

Tua Cara closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Tua Cara blocking some punches.
Tua Cara tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma tries to work over Tua Cara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tua Cara.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua Cara controls his hands.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Tua Cara avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tua Cara blocking some punches.
Hanma lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua Cara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua Cara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hanma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tua Cara can turn it around.
Hanma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua Cara.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tua Cara smiles and moves away.
Tua Cara throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tua Cara tries to keep at a distance but Hanma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Tua Cara avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Tua Cara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Tua Cara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hanma tries a body shot but Tua Cara blocks it.
Tua Cara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanma tries a body shot but Tua Cara blocks it.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tua Cara fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua Cara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tua Cara clinches.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Tua Cara blocking some punches.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua Cara.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua Cara controls his hands.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua Cara.
Hanma tries to work over Tua Cara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tua Caras head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
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.

Tua Cara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanma lands a really nice looking cross but Tua Cara seems unphased.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanma stuns Tua Cara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua Cara misses with a double jab
and Hanma counters with a straight right hand.
Hanma cracks Tua Cara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hanma throws the kick towards the body but Tua Cara avoids it.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
Quebro Tua Cara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua Cara misses with an uppercut
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Tua Cara's front leg but catches the back leg as Tua Cara tries to avoid it.
Hanma connects with the punch.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tua Cara.
Hanma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tua Cara throws a hook but Hanma avoids it easily.
Hanma has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Tua Cara slips the punch.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tua Cara lands a jab-cross combination.
Tua Cara ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
A nice combination there by Tua Cara.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanma.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua Cara can do to turn this around?
Tua Cara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tua Cara misses with a left hand
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
Tua Cara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tua Cara has time to react.
Tua Cara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua Cara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hanma to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma lands a really nice looking cross but Tua Cara seems unphased.
Tua Cara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tua Cara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hanma moves into the clinch.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma presses Tua Cara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tua Cara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tua Cara lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Tua Cara.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but Tua Cara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Hanma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tua Cara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanma lands with a light punch inside.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua Cara backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Hanma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tua Cara walks away with a smile on his face. Hanma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua Cara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara scores with a jab. Hanma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanma scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua Cara blocks a jab.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Hanma dodges the punch combination from Tua Cara.
Hanma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua Cara misses the target.
Tua Cara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanma connects with a looping right hand.
Tua Cara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua Cara.

Tua Cara takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua Cara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tua Cara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tua Cara's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua Cara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanma slips a jab and a cross from Tua Cara.
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
Hanma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua Cara dips to his left and cracks Hanma with an uppercut!
Hanma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tua Cara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Tua Cara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tua Cara misses with a hook.
Hanma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tua Cara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanma. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Hanma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tua Cara doesn't seem phased though.
Hanma tries to clinch there but Tua Cara circles away.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tua Cara 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.
Tua Cara throws a series of punches but Hanma moves out of range.
Tua Cara throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Hanma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tua Cara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hanma moves into the clinch.

Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma jabs Tua Cara right on the nose. Tua Cara blinks but takes it well.
Tua Cara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua Cara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Tua Cara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Hanma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tua Cara doesn't seem phased though.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua Cara misses with the combination.
Tua Cara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tua Cara takes one on the button.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Tua Cara misses with a double jab.
Crunch! Hanma slams his shin into Tua Cara's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Tua Cara.
Hanma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tua Cara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanma connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tua Cara blocks the low kick.
Tua Cara misses with a wild combination.
Hanma scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanma, as that shot connected.
Tua Cara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma with a jab.
Hanma feints and then cracks Tua Cara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tua Cara down.

Tua Cara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
Hanma works on Tua Cara's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua Cara controls his hands.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Tua Cara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Hanma lands with a right to the head.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Tua Cara controls the action.
Hanma lands a hook that snaps the head of Tua Cara backwards.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Tua Cara trying to control the position but instead, Hanma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tua Cara into the cage.
Tua Cara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma digs a right hand into Tua Cara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tua Cara's gas tank.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Tua Cara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tua Cara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Tua Cara manages to break the clinch.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
Tua Cara misses with a two punch combination.
Tua Cara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanma lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua Cara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua Cara moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off.
Hanma connects with the punch.
Tua Cara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua Cara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua Cara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tua Cara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanma finds it's way round the side to connect with Tua Cara's head.
Quebro Tua Cara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Hanma.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
During a confident post fight interview, Baki Hanma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.