PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonjiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Zodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zodd has chosen Welcome to the jungle by Guns and Roses as his entrance music. The key to victory for Yonjiro Hanma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hanma
vs
Zodd

208 cm
22
251 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

Attliction

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonjiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Zodd!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zodd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanma works over Zodd's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hanma!
Hanma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!
Hanma lands a two punch combo.
Hanma sizes up Zodd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
Zodd dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
George Zodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
Hanma cracks the inside of Zodd's front leg.
Hanma swinging wilding here.

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.
Zodd dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zodd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanma.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanma throws a one two combo.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zodd backs up against the cage.
Zodd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma tries to bum rush Zodd with a series of wild strikes but Zodd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Hanma.
Hanma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma throws a right hand that Zodd ducks under and follows up with a left that Zodd also avoids with ease.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Hanma.
No joy there for Hanma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonjiro Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanma throws a combination. Zodd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yonjiro Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Yonjiro Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hanma works over Zodd's head and body with a nice combination.

Zodd is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zodd is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanma finish him?
Hanma is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zodd seems to have recovered his senses.
Zodd slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.

Hanma closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A short right from Hanma.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Zodd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hanma is looking to break free of the clinch but Zodd has double underhooks.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zodd smiles and moves away.
Hanma throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hanma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a jab.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!

That's four 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.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zodd stuffs the takedown.
Hanma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zodd dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
Hanma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zodd's head backwards.
Zodd should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zodd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanma.
Zodd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Hanma swinging wilding here.

That's six 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.
Hanma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonjiro Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a nice looking combination but Zodd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanma lands with a nice combination. Zodd backs away looking to recover.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zodd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma fails with the takedown.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Zodd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonjiro Hanma dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zodd stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanma. Hanma gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanma lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
A combination from Hanma does no damage.
Zodd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zodd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zodd pinned against the cage. Zodd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Zodd avoids nicely.
Hanma lands with a nice combination. Zodd backs away looking to recover.
Hanma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zodd slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Zodd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Zodd moves out of range.
No joy there for Hanma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanma lands a jab-cross combination.

That's six 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.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zodd.
A nice combination there by Hanma.

Hanma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zodd is looking to reverse the position.
Zodd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zodd can do to turn this around?

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zodd holding on.

Hanma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zodd sneaks back into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zodd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zodd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zodd tries to get to full guard but Hanma has control of the leg.

That's eight 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.
Zodd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanma preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zodd working for a triangle but Hanma defends it easily.

Zodd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hanma passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zodd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zodd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanma's guard.

Hanma working for a triangle but Zodd defends it easily.
Zodd passes Hanma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zodd tries to pass to full mount but Hanma defends it.
Hanma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zodd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zodd's back!

Zodd preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hanma.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Zodd right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yonjiro Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yonjiro Hanma!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yonjiro Hanma!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Yonjiro Hanma!

Yonjiro Hanma wins by unanimous decision!