PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanayama
vs
Mac

187 cm
24
199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Little Mac!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanayama moves out of range as Mac strikes.
Hanayama moves out of range as Mac strikes.
Mac misses with a hook. Hanayama ducked under it nicely.
Hanayama shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanayama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanayama throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Mac throws a good cross that connects.
Hanayama looks for a takedown but Mac sprawls well.
Mac throws a wild body kick that Hanayama sees coming a mile off.
Mac throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanayama.
Hanayama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaoru Hanayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Mac. No joy for Hanayama on that attempt.
Hanayama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mac scores with a jab to the body.
Mac cracks Hanayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hanayama shoots in for a takedown but Mac shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hanayama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mac's half guard.
Hanayama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mac's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Hanayama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mac won't allow Hanayama to pass to mount.
Hanayama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanayama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mac knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hanayama stops Mac from getting back to his feet.

Hanayama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good exchange - Mac coming out on top.

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.
Hanayama shoots in and drives through. Mac sprawls well.
Hanayama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Mac misses.
Hanayama shoots in and drives through. Mac sprawls well.
Mac lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanayama is breathing heavily.
Mac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mac stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mac wants it to stay on the feet.
Mac leaves Hanayama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanayama takes one to the chin there.
Mac jabs Hanayama right on the nose. Hanayama blinks but takes it well.
Mac clobbers Hanayama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mac scores with a hook to the body. Hanayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanayama fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanayama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mac lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mac is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanayama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mac lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac jabs at Hanayama's body.
Nice jab there from Mac.
Mac connects with a looping right hand.
Hanayama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac connects with a body shot.
Mac scores with a jab to the body.
Mac throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mac connects with a single shot there.
Mac lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Hanayama is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac looks to land a right hand but Hanayama moved out of range.
Oh Hanayama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanayama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac.
Mac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanayama.
A big right from Mac misses.
Hanayama seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanayama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mac circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Mac there.
Mac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mac lands a really nice looking cross but Hanayama seems unphased.
Little Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanayama walks straight into a right hand from Mac - that's dropped him! Mac jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hanayama from any more punishment! Hanayama complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Little Mac!