PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Hasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Wi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hasa
vs
Wi

206 cm
19
133 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

160 cm
25
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Das Labor
Das Labor

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Hasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yu Wi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasa throws a nice looking combination but Wi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hasa defends it nicely.
Hasa misses with an uppercut. Wi saw that one coming.
Hasa swinging wildly here.
Wi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hasa blocks a head kick by Wi.
A slow jab from Hasa misses its intended target.
Wi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hasa throws a nice looking combination but Wi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hasa as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hasa.
Wi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hasa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wi throws a sloppy head kick and Hasa moves out of range easily.
Wi lands a head kick!
Eduardo Hasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wi counters with a takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wi in side control, throwing shots but Hasa defends.
Hasa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hasa regains half guard.
Hasa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wi's back!
Hasa is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hasa gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hasa gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hasa apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hasa looks to land a combination but Wi avoids it well.
Hasa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hasa wants it to stay on the feet.
Eduardo Hasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yu Wi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wi tries to bum rush Hasa with a series of wild strikes but Hasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hasa circles away.

Wi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hasa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hasa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wi looks gassed!
Hasa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hasa throws a right hand that Wi ducks under and follows up with a left that Wi also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wi misses its intended target.
Hasa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hasa thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Hasa there.
Wi moves in looking to clinch but Hasa pushes him off.
Eduardo Hasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hasa.
Hasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wi tries to clinch up.

Wi clinches up with Hasa and pushes him back against the cage.

Hasa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hasa.
Wi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hasa is looking to work some ground and pound but Wi has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasa working some strikes from top position.
Wi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wi is trying to control the position but Hasa postures up.
Hasa works over Wi with some ground and pound from guard.
Hasa with a nice head shot there.
Wi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wi wants to sweep here but Hasa controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hasa postures up in Wi's guard and throws a big left but Wi blocks it.
Hasa connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hasa.
Hasa landing some decent shots from guard.
Hasa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Wi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hasa defends well.
Hasa works over Wi with some ground and pound from guard.
Hasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A combination from Hasa does no damage.
A punch combination from Hasa misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Hasa dominated that 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.

Wi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasa circles away.
Hasa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hasa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hasa blocks a head kick by Wi.
Hasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hasa dodges the punch combination from Wi.
Hasa throws a nice looking combination but Wi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hasa fails to land with a series of punches.
Hasa swinging wildly here.
Wi cracks Hasa with an open hand slap.
Wi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hasa pinned against the cage. Hasa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hasa throws a right and a left that Wi avoids nicely.
Wi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hasa throws a combination that misses

and Wi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Hasa trying to hold on to Wi's head to control him but Wi postures up.
Hasa is looking for a sweep. Wi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hasa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hasa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hasa is looking to stand up but Wi isn't so interested in that idea.
Wi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hasa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wi gets to his feet - Hasa follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasa misses with an uppercut
and Wi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eduardo Hasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hasa looks to throw the jab but Wi is out of range.
Hasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wi wants to clinch.
Wi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hasa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wi staying out of range there.
Hasa throws a series of punches but Wi moves out of range.
Wi fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hasa throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Wi counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasa. Wi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Hasa does no damage.
Hasa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wi circles away quickly and effectively.
Wi cracks Hasa with a good jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hasa tries to score a body lock takedown but Wi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Wi breaks from the clinch.

Hasa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eduardo Hasa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasa wants to control but Wi passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hasa pushes Wi off looking to stand but Wi dives back in and keeps control.
Hasa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hasa tries to get out of the position.
Hasa tries to roll over but Wi keeps him under control.
Hasa is refusing to be controlled, as Wi sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wi decides to stand up.
Wi throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yu Wi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hasa misses with the combination.
Wi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hasa as he avoids it easily.
Wi tries to clinch but Hasa is having none of it.
Wi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hasa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hasa really felt that one!
Hasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wi tries to clinch there but Hasa circles away.
Hasa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Wi pushes Hasa up against the cage in a clinch.
Hasa takes an elbow to the temple.
Wi working hard to break the clinch.
Hasa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hasa throws an overhand right that lands on Wi's shoulder, as Wi tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wi lands a two punch combo.
Wi tries to clinch but Hasa moves out of range.
A lazy left from Hasa finds it's target.

Wi clinches with his opponent.
Wi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Hasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hasa is defending well.

Wi breaks from the clinch.
Wi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Hasa. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hasa will feel that in the morning.
Wi shoots for a double leg takedown but Hasa sprawls well. He's pushed Wi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hasa throws a series of punches but Wi avoids them all with ease.

Wi shoots in and gets a takedown into Hasa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Hasa pushes Wi off and gets back to his feet.
Wi slips a straight right by Hasa.
Yu Wi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hasa misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wi.
Hasa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wi tries to clinch but Hasa moves out of range.
Hasa looks to land a combination but Wi avoids it well.

Wi gets a double leg takedown into Hasa's guard.
Wi tries to stand but Hasa is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wi prevents Hasa from getting back to his feet.
Hasa trying to control the position.
Hasa is really struggling to control Wi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hasa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasa, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasa trying to control the position.
Hasa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eduardo Hasa.
Wi throws a sloppy head kick and Hasa moves out of range easily.
No luck for Wi with that takedown attempt.
Hasa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hasa misses with the combination.
Wi scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wi tries to clinch up but Hasa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hasa stuns Wi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yu Wi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Wi!