PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saki comes to the cage accompanied by Ramble On -- Led Zepplin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saki
vs
Hanma

200 cm
24
282 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
272 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yujiro Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma throws the kick towards the body but Saki avoids it.
Hanma lands a nice hook to Saki's body. Saki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saki lands with a slapping head kick.
Saki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanma on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Saki misses.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Saki.
No luck for Saki with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma wants to land a leg kick but Saki is out of range.
Hanma scores with a jab to the body.
Saki is breathing heavily.
Hanma catches Saki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Roberto Saki has been cut.
Hanma's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saki was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Saki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Saki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Hanma lands a big right hand that sends Saki crashing to the mat! Hanma stays standing though and waves Saki back to his feet!
Hanma fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanma throws a right hand that Saki ducks under and follows up with a left that Saki also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.

Hanma sends Saki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hanma is motioning to the referee to let Saki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.

Hanma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Saki avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Saki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanma receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Saki trying to control the position but instead, Hanma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saki into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanma has him pressed against the cage.

Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Saki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Hanma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Hanma.
Hanma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saki avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saki. Saki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanma at a distance.
Saki lands with a kick to the temple. Hanma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma checks the leg kick.
Hanma takes a swing at Saki's ribcage but misses.
Hanma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saki under the eye.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Saki.
Nice defenses there by Saki.
Saki punishes Hanma's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanma throws a hook but Saki avoids it easily.

Hanma gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Saki.

Saki breaks the clinch.
Saki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanma swivels and escapes.
Saki tries to bum rush Hanma with a series of wild strikes but Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saki throws a leg kick which misses Hanma's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanma tries to avoid it.
Saki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saki motions for Hanma to come forward. Saki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Saki.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saki manages to avoid it.
Hanma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saki.
Saki dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
Hanma checks a low kick from Saki.
Saki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanma's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma throws a jab when Saki was well out of range.
Saki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanma's hands.
Hanma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yujiro Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanma lands a two punch combo.
Saki looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma lands with a nice combination. Saki backs away looking to recover.
Saki scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yujiro Hanma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Saki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Yujiro Hanma has been cut.
Saki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Saki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanma swings for the body but Saki moves out of range.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saki manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Saki.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saki on the side of the head.
Saki scores with a head kick.

Saki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hanma is trying to get back to half guard.
Saki wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hanma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hanma sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Saki is pressing down on Hanma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanma is holding on for now.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saki wants to work for an arm triangle but Hanma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saki trying to control from half guard but Hanma is working away.
Saki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saki wants to pass the guard but Hanma is defending well.

Saki seems to be working for a kimura but Hanma defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saki seems to be working for a kimura but Hanma defends the submission attempt.
Hanma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Saki is working for a kimura but Hanma is defending it quite comfortably.
Saki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saki is looking to advance position but Hanma won't allow it.
Saki works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saki wants to take Hanma's back here but Hanma is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Saki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Saki throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Saki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saki thows a body shot but no joy.
Saki shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Saki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saki at a distance.
Saki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanma.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Saki tenderised Hanma's leg. Hanma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Saki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saki rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saki avoids the head kick by Hanma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki misses with a leg kick
and Hanma counters with a straight right hand.
Saki tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saki.
Saki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saki jabs Hanma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanma throws a body kick the misses
and Saki counters with a stiff right hand.
Saki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanma is out of range.
Saki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanma misses with a body punch
enabling Saki to counter with a crisp jab.
Saki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Saki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saki moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Saki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Saki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Saki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hanma, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saki is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Saki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Saki wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Saki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saki 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Saki!