PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Agent Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Agent Wang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wang
vs
Hanamoto

172 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanamoto. Hanamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanamoto shoots in but Wang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wang leaves Hanamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shuuji Hanamoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanamoto. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanamoto circles away.
Hanamoto fails with the takedown.
Hanamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Wang tries to sprawl out of it but Hanamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wang pinned against the cage. Wang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wang tries to clinch but Hanamoto is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Wang forces Hanamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Wang lands an elbow that stopped Hanamoto in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
Wang lands an elbow just above Hanamoto 's eye.
Wang lands an elbow just above Hanamoto 's eye.
Wang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanamoto's defenses.
Wang lands an elbow that stopped Hanamoto in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Shuuji Hanamoto's cut even more.
Wang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wang lands an elbow inside.
Hanamoto avoids the elbow strike from Wang, against the cage.
Wang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wang tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Wang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanamoto avoids it.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanamoto's defenses.
Hanamoto is trying to drag Wang to the mat but Wang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanamoto is defending well for now.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Shuuji Hanamoto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.

Shuuji Hanamoto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Wang.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shuuji Hanamoto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Agent Wang!