PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Royo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yujiro Hanma 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!

Royo
vs
Hanma

190 cm
25
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
272 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Royo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yujiro Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royo misses the shot to the body.
Hanma moves out of range of the body kick from Royo.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royo.
Royo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanma was well out of range. Poor timing from Royo.
Yujiro Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Royo thumps Hanma with a low kick.
Hanma checks a leg kick nicely.
Crunch! Royo slams his shin into Hanma's torso.
Hanma looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royo connects with a solid leg kick.
Royo lands with a shot to the body.
Royo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Royo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royo scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Yujiro Hanma has been cut.
Royo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Royo throws a head kick that misses.
Royo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Royo scores with a jab to the body.
Royo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Royo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Royo tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royo.
Royo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Royo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses
and Royo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royo throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Royo throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Royo throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Royo.
Royo sizes up Hanma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Royo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Royo ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royo. Royo obviously looking to wear him down.
Royo tries a head kick but it misses.
Royo lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Royo. Beautiful body shot.
Hanma walks into a stiff left hand from Royo.

That has opened up Yujiro Hanma's cut even more.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Royo.
Royo lands a right hook to the body.
Hanma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royo. That's going to slow Hanma down.
Hanma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Royo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Royo.
Royo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanma throws a jab when Royo was well out of range.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Royo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Royo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royo lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royo.
Royo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanma. That did some damage!
Hanma moves out of range of the body kick from Royo.
Royo thuds a left hand into Hanma's body.
A left and a right from Royo both land. Nice combination.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Royo.
Hanma fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Royo.
Hanma tries to score with a low kick but Royo moves his leg out of the way.
Royo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Royo lands a body shot.
Royo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Royo lands a nice shot to the body.
Royo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royo. Royo obviously looking to wear him down.
Royo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanma.
Royo misses the shot to the body.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royo.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma ducks right into an uppercut from Royo.
Royo lands a jab-cross combination.

The cut above Yujiro Hanma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Royo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Royo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanma. That did some damage!
Hanma swings for the body but Royo moves out of range.
Royo is looking to wear down Hanma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Royo throws a chopping leg kick but Hanma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Royo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Royo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yujiro Hanma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Royo misses with a hook.
Hanma lands a head kick. Royo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royo.
Hanma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Royo momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanma blocks the leg kick.
Luis Royo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Royo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royo wants to land a leg kick but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royo circles away quickly and effectively.
Royo tries to land a leg kick but Hanma saw it coming and moves away.
Royo throws a sloppy head kick

and Hanma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanma is trying to stall.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Royo.
Royo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Royo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Royo.
Royo misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands an elbow that stopped Royo in his tracks for a moment.
Hanma taking a breather.
Hanma cracks Royo with a nice body shot.
Hanma lands a right hand.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Royo backwards.
Hanma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royo avoids it.
Royo letting Hanma take a breather here.
Hanma working Royo over with knees to the body.
Hanma lands an uppercut.
Royo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Royo's head.
Hanma avoiding damage as Royo throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royo avoids it.
Royo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanma cracks Royo with a nice body shot.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanma landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Royo or not.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Royo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Royo connects with a knee to the head.
Hanma just leaning against Royo, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hanma throws an elbow but misses.
Hanma lands a knee to the body.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Royo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanma lands an uppercut.
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanma lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanma.
A shot in the inside from Hanma.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
Hanma misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Hanma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.
Royo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Hanma works on Royo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Royo takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hanma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Royo's brow.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Royo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Royo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma is working Royo over against the cage.
Hanma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Royo up against the cage.
Royo trying to land knees to the body.
Royo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Hanma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Royo misses with a knee to the head.
Hanma has Royo pressed against the cage.
Hanma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Royo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Royo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Royo - that landed with a thud.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma presses Royo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Royo.
Royo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanma avoids the damage to the body.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royos head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanma avoiding damage as Royo throws knees to the body.
Hanma pushes Royo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanma missing with knees to the body.
Hanma digs a right hand into Royo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Royo's gas tank.
Hanma presses Royo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yujiro Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yujiro Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hanma stuns Royo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanma throws a sloppy head kick
and Royo counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Hanma clinches with his opponent.
Royo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Royo lands a knee to the body.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanma tries to land knees in the clinch but Royo avoids the damage to the body.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike.
Hanma stalls.
Yujiro Hanma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Royo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Royo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Royo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanma was well out of range. Poor timing from Royo.
Yujiro Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma tries to bum rush Royo with a series of wild strikes but Royo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo lands with a nice combination. Hanma backs away looking to recover.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
Royo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Royo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Hanma.
Hanma tries to clinch but Royo is having none of it.
Royo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Royo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanma closes the distance but Royo moves to the side
and Royo counters with a nice uppercut.

Yujiro Hanma's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Royo checks a leg kick.
Royo blocks a leg kick.
Royo takes a swing at Hanma's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Royo throws a front kick aimed at Hanma's knee but Hanma avoids it well.
Royo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Royo connects with a body shot.
Hanma misses with a kick to the body.
Royo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royo digs a good hook to Hanma's body.
Royo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royo swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Royo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanma.
Royo works Hanma's body with a nice hook.
Royo scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Royo.
Royo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Royo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hanma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Royo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Royo cracks Hanma with an open hand slap.
Royo throws a leg kick which misses Hanma's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanma tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Royo lands but Hanma takes it in his stride.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Royo!