|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 24739 p4p, 5010 weight class) and Walker Mathis (ranked 390 p4p, 358 weight class). Walker Mathis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Walker Mathis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
20
156
3 - 4 - 0 |
|
181 cm
19
170
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walker Mathis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Hanma there.
Mathis moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mathis 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.
Mathis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hanma bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mathis staying out of range there.
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathis feints the counter takedown.
Mathis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 connects with a crisp jab.
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Mathis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hanma!
Hanma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hanma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mathis is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis scoring with punches and elbows.
Mathis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hanma is avoiding damage well.
Hanma defending against the ground and pound.
Hanma taking a bit of punishment here - Mathis scoring with strikes.
Hanma is pushing Mathis's head away, looking to escape. Mathis manages to hold on to the position though.
Mathis working the ground and pound from side control.
Hanma is rocked!
Hanma wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oh Hanma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mathis landing a few strikes.
Hanma pushes Mathis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mathis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mathis landing strikes.
Hanma pushes Mathis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mathis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hanma looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hanma bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Hanma misses with a right hand
and Mathis counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to break free.
Hanma is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathis has double underhooks.
Hanma seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mathis lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathis slows down the pace here.
Hanma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mathis or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanma, which made it look bad.
Hanma digs a good body shot into Mathis's ribs.
Hanma misses with a hook. Mathis ducked under it nicely.
Hanma slaps away a takedown attempt from Mathis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hanma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walker Mathis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
and Mathis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanma scores with a nice strike.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathis is just out of range.
Mathis defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Mathis ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mathis avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Mathis shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Mathis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanma lands a head shot.
Mathis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mathis closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Mathis pushes Hanma against the cage but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma throws a hook but Mathis blocks it.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mathis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Mathis feints the counter takedown.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma digs a good hook to Mathis's body.
Good leg kick by Hanma.
Hanma cracks Mathis with a good jab.
Mathis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanma defends it nicely.
Hanma throws a hook but Mathis blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Nice straight punches there by Hanma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
No joy there for Mathis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathis avoids the head kick by Hanma.
Mathis slips a straight right by Hanma.
Mathis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mathis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Mathis misses with a takedown
and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walker Mathis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis with a poor takedown
and Hanma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mathis is breathing heavily.
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma lands a jab.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanma digs a good hook to Mathis's body.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Mathis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mathis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanma to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Hanma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mathis with a poor takedown
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathis shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanma sprawls well. He's pushed Mathis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Mathis saw that one coming.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Mathis counters with a left to the body.
Hanma cracks Mathis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mathis throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Mathis walks into a left hand.
Hanma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Hanma fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathis.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Mathis moved out of range.
Mathis throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Mathis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hanma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma lands with a straight right. Mathis didn't see that one coming.
Mathis blocks a jab.
Mathis misses with a takedown
and Hanma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mathis thinking.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
Hanma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
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!
Mathis darts in looking for a takedown but Hanma gets double underhooks and turns Mathis into the cage.
Hanma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mathis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma punishes Mathis's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanma throws a shot to the body.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanma jabs at Mathis's body.
Hanma digs a good hook to Mathis's body.
Hanma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mathis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mathis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Mathis saw that one coming.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Mathis moves away and avoids it.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathis is just out of range.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mathis shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Mathis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walker Mathis.
Hanma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanma tries to bum rush Mathis with a series of wild strikes but Mathis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mathis's hands.
Walker Mathis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma with the inside leg kick.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Mathis does no damage.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Mathis throws a combination that misses
and Mathis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Mathis is out of range.
Walker Mathis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathis can do to turn this around?
Hanma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanma sizes up Mathis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanma feints a jab promting Mathis to slip. Hanma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mathis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hanma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Mathis saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Hanma. No joy for Mathis on that attempt.
Hanma misses the jab.
Mathis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanma lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanma with a nice calf kick.
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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanma.
Hanma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mathis backs up against the cage.
Hanma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanma wants it to stay on the feet.
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanma takes a swing at Mathis's ribcage but misses.
Mathis avoids the head kick by Hanma.
Hanma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a hook but Mathis blocks it.
Mathis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mathis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
