PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mako Voki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamichi Ono looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ono
vs
Voki

205 cm
22
241 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Ono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mako Voki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ono throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ono looks to land a combination but Voki avoids it well.
Ono with a nice cross.
Ono punishes Voki's body with a nice straight punch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ono.
Voki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Voki wants to work for an arm triangle but Ono is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Voki is pressing down on Ono's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ono is holding on for now.
Voki moves into full mount! Ono won't be happy about that!

Voki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ono manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ono wants to control but Voki postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Voki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ono is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Voki looks gassed!
Voki is looking to take a break and control but Ono is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ono prevents Voki from improving position.
Ono tries to bench press Voki off him but Voki keeps the position.

Voki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ono has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ono wants to get back to his feet but Voki drags him back down.

Voki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ono, who protects the arm well.
Ono prevents Voki from moving into mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Voki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ono counters with a left and a right that stings Voki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voki tries for a takedown but Ono circles away easily
and Ono makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Voki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ono looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Voki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Voki trying to control the action but Ono is working from the bottom.

Voki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Voki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Voki working away.
Ono is looking to reverse the position.
Voki trying to control the position but Ono is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ono is trying to control Voki's posture but Voki avoids it.
Ono gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ono looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voki on the ground.

Voki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Voki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voki has his takedown stuffed

and Ono counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hanamichi Ono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mako Voki.
Voki is working for takedown but Ono is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ono manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Ono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Voki dodges the punch combination from Ono.
Ono lands with a straight right. Voki didn't see that one coming.
Voki with a poor takedown
and Ono counters with a left and a right that stings Voki.
Voki misses with a takedown attempt
and Ono counters with a three punch combo that has Voki backing up. Voki nods at Ono to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ono.
Voki with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ono counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Voki!
Voki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ono bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Voki's guard.
Voki wants to sweep but no luck.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Voki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Voki is looking for a triangle but Ono pushes his legs off easily.
Ono trying to control the position from guard on top but Voki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Voki has his foot on Ono's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ono works his way back into a safe position though.

Voki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ono has picked Voki up and slammed him! Voki can't keep hold of the triangle and Ono manages to pass to side control!
Voki wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Voki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ono wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voki keeps working.
Ono controls the position.
Voki tries to improve position but can't.
Ono controlling the position from side mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Voki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Voki is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ono pulls his head out easily.
Voki manages to get to full guard.
Ono wants to control from the top but Voki keeps moving.
Voki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ono trying to control but Voki is working from the bottom.

Voki looking for a guillotine here but Ono defends easily.
Voki wants to sweep but no luck.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ono wants to control from the top but Voki keeps moving.
Ono connects with a couple of short punches.
Voki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ono wants to control from the top but Voki keeps moving.

Voki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ono trying to control the position from guard on top but Voki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Voki has his takedown stuffed
and Ono counters with a straight right hand.
Ono looks to land a combination. Voki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Voki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ono counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Voki doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ono counters by clinching up.

Ono is fighting off a takedown attempt but Voki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ono to the mat. Ono regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ono is trying to keep Voki in close.
Voki preventing the sweep.
Ono keeping full guard, as Voki tries to pass.
Ono can't keep his opponent in guard - Voki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Voki is working for a kimura but Ono is defending it quite comfortably.

Voki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ono works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Voki prevents Ono from getting back to his feet.
Voki won't allow Ono to sweep him here.
Ono on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ono tries to get out of the position.

Voki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Voki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Voki wanted to stand there but Ono had control of the position.
Voki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ono is keeping the position for now.
Voki passes into half guard.

Voki is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Voki wants to work for an arm triangle but Ono is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ono won't allow Voki to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mako Voki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Voki ducks right into an uppercut from Ono.
Ono misses with a head kick.

Ono pushes Voki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ono is pressed up against the ropes. Voki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ono down to the mat. Ono avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ono misses with the combination.
Ono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ono fails to land with a series of punches.

Ono changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Voki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Voki gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ono's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ono's back!
Mako Voki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ono can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Voki is looking for the choke from the back position but Ono is controlling his hands well.

Voki tightening his grip on Ono, looking for the choke.
Ono trying to control the position but Voki manages to sink in the hooks.
Ono looking very determined here, making life difficult for Voki.

Voki is persistently looking for the submission but Ono is defending it well.

Voki looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Voki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ono has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Voki seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Ono's chin but Ono turns very nicely into Voki's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Ono.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ono avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voki wants to sweep here but Ono controlling him for the moment.
Voki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Voki moves to the back.
Ono looking very determined here, making life difficult for Voki.

Voki looking for the choke from the back.

Ono is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Voki is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ono is defending well though. Voki let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Voki is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ono is defending well though. Voki let's go of the attempt for now.
Voki lands shots from the back.

Voki is cranking Ono's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ono! He's tightened the choke and Ono is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mako Voki!