|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 287 p4p, 503 weight class) and Jacob Handler (ranked 25 p4p, 55 weight class). Handler has chosen KEEPINITBEEFY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
35
156
16 - 7 - 1 |
|
172 cm
31
165
21 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuromiya Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Handler!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Handler finds it's way through Hiro's defenses.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Handler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hiro tries to avoid it but Handler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hiro to the ground. Hiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Handler digs a good body shot into Hiro's ribs.
Hiro throws a low kick but Handler moves out of range easily.
Handler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Kuromiya Hiro has been cut.
Handler swinging wildly here.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Handler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Handler 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.
Handler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Handler misses its intended target.
Handler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handler scrambles back to his feet.
Hiro connects with a solid leg 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!
Handler tries to keep at a distance but Hiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Handler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
Handler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hiro's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro gets through Handler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hiro.
A head punch on the inside from Hiro fails to land.
Hiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiro breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Hiro.
Hiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Handler missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiro throws a big counter combination but Handler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Handler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handler misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiro.
Handler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Hiro misses its intended target.
Handler has managed to clinch.
Handler looking for a takedown.
Hiro avoids the elbow strike from Handler, against the cage.
Handler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hiro pushes Handler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Handler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hiro backwards.
Hiro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro can't find room to land a body shot as Handler controls the action.
Handler throws a head punch that misses.
Hiro gets underhooks to prevent Handler's takedown attempt.
Kuromiya Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Handler.
Hiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Handler.
Hiro blocks a body shot from Handler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiro is working Handler over against the cage.
Hiro can't find room to land a body shot as Handler controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hiro.
Hiro prevents a body shot from Handler.
A right handed body shot lands from Hiro.
Hiro tries a body shot but Handler blocks it.
Handler misses with some punches.
Hiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Handler is able to avoid easily.
Handler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiro works the jab nicely.
Hiro tries to clinch but Handler is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handler throws a leg kick but Hiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Handler throws an off balance right hand
and Hiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Handler coming out on top.
Handler throws a hook but Hiro avoids it easily.
Jacob Handler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hiro connects with a crisp jab.
Handler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.
Handler is looking for the big counter here.
Hiro throws a hook but Handler avoids it easily.
Handler punishes Hiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Hiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Handler throws a hook but Hiro blocks it.
Handler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiro scores with a hook to the body. Handler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Hiro.
A nice leg kick from Hiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handler lands with a right hand.
Hiro throws a push kick but Handler slaps the foot to one side.
Handler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hiro did well to prevent Handler getting side control.
Hiro has one foot on Handler's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handler throws a hook but Hiro avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from Hiro.
Handler misses the jab.
As Handler looks to move away, Hiro throws a big counter combo but Handler just gets out of the way.
Handler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Handler digs a good body shot into Hiro's ribs.
Handler throws a lazy right hand but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handler throws out a loose jab but Hiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiro lands a leg kick that knocks Handler off balance momentarily.
Hiro lands with a straight right. Handler didn't see that one coming.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handler.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handler.
Handler misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handler lands a jab.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Handler circles away and keeps his distance.
Handler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handler.
Hiro tries to clinch but Handler moves out of range.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handler.
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 Kuromiya Hiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuromiya Hiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hiro throws a leg kick which misses Handler's front leg but catches the back leg as Handler tries to avoid it.
Hiro lands a really nice looking cross but Handler seems unphased.
Handler throws a sloppy body shot
and Hiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Hiro connects with a single shot there.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Handler circles away and keeps his distance.
Handler lands with a straight right. Hiro didn't see that one coming.
Handler misses with an uppercut. Hiro saw that one coming.
Handler swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Handler misses with a hook.
Handler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handler throws a hook to the side of Hiro's head but Hiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Handler misses the jab.
Hiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Handler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Hiro thuds his shin into the meat of Handler's side.
Hiro misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Handler both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handler finds it's way round the side to connect with Hiro's head.
Kuromiya Hiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiro throws a hook to the side of Handler's head but Handler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiro has managed to clinch.
Hiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Handler scores with a shoulder strike.
Handler lands an elbow just above Hiro 's eye.
Kuromiya Hiro's cut is getting worse.
Hiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handler's elbow.
Hiro breaks the clinch.
Hiro looks to land a right hand but Handler moved out of range.
Handler throws out a counter right but Hiro avoids it with no problem.
Hiro avoids the body shot from Handler.
Hiro is looking to counter punch.
Handler misses the jab.
Hiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Handler takes one to the chin there.
Handler lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handler misses with a hook.
A jab from Handler misses.
Handler shoots for a double leg takedown but Hiro sprawls well. He's pushed Handler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hiro stuns Handler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hiro thumps Handler with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro walks into a left hand.
Kuromiya Hiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Handler slips a jab and a cross from Hiro.
Handler misses with a hook
and Handler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Handler misses the target.
Hiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Handler avoided it.
Hiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiro.
Hiro throws a jab when Handler was well out of range.
Handler throws a shot to the body.
Handler looks to land a right hand but Hiro moved out of range.
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Handler misses.
Handler tries to keep at a distance but Hiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Handler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hiro's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handler.
Hiro prevents a body shot from Handler.
Hiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuromiya Hiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiro takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Handler, pushing him back against the cage.
Handler misses with a knee strike.
Handler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hiro stops a takedown attempt from Handler.
Handler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Handler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuromiya Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Handler.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
Kuromiya Hiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiro.
Hiro blocks an uppercut.
Hiro can't find room to land a body shot as Handler controls the action.
Handler misses with an elbow over the top.
Hiro scores with a hook to the body.
Handler prevents a body shot from Hiro.
Hiro pushes Handler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handler.
Hiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Handler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Handler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiro misses with some punches.
Hiro lands an uppercut.
Hiro blocking some punches.
Hiro tries to work over Handler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handler misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiro tries a body shot but Handler blocks it.
Hiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handler backwards.
Handler throws an elbow but it misses.
Handler pushes Hiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiro blocks an elbow strike from Handler.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Handler.
A left hand lands to the body for Hiro.
Hiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handler backwards.
Handler wants a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kuromiya Hiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuromiya Hiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hiro with the inside leg kick.
Handler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Handler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Handler.
Handler throws a lazy uppercut
and Hiro counters with a leg kick.
Handler misses the shot to the body.
Handler throws a hook to the side of Hiro's head but Hiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handler ducks right into an uppercut from Hiro.
Handler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Handler showed some decent athleticism there.
Hiro wants to get back to his feet.
Handler works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handler controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handler won't let Hiro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jacob Handler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handler content just to control the position here.
Handler looking to control but Hiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hiro really wants to buck Handler off and get back to his feet.
Handler jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hiro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hiro is pushing Handler's head away, looking to escape. Handler manages to hold on to the position though.
Hiro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hiro tries to get out of the position.
Handler looks up at the clock and then as Hiro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Handler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Handler on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro bucks up and tries to throw Handler off but instead Handler has got his back!
Hiro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Handler lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hiro hold on?!
Handler controls the position.
Handler trying to control momentarily.
Handler landing with strikes.
Handler controls the action.
Handler is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hiro knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hiro for a finish.
Hiro is trying to get back to his feet but Handler has full control of the position and if anything, Hiro has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jacob Handler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro prevents Handler from getting a body triangle.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hiro is trying to stand back up.
Handler looking for the choke but no joy.
Good control from Handler.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Handler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro wants to get back to his feet.
Handler struggling to keep hold of the position.
Handler is persistently looking for the submission but Hiro is defending it well.
Handler working for a choke but Hiro is defending well.
Hiro wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Handler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
