PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Pegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanma
vs
Pegas

190 cm
34
272 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

191 cm
25
247 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yujiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma cracks Pegas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pegas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pegas throws a series of punches but Hanma avoids them all with ease.
Pegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Pegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Pegas's shoulder, as Pegas tries to avoid the shot.
Jon Pegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Pegas misses with a kick to the body.
Hanma slips under a jab from Pegas.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Pegas ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas wants to slow Hanma down by chopping away at his legs.
Pegas tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Pegas there.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Pegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pegas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pegas tries to clinch but Hanma moves away
and Hanma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pegas throws a nice head kick!
Pegas throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.

It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pegas scores with a nice body kick.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pegas gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Pegas motions for Hanma to come forward. Pegas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Pegas with a hook.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Pegas is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hanma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanma.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pegas.
Pegas throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pegas moves away.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pegas moves to clinch but Hanma breaks away
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pegas throws a leg kick but Hanma moved away.
Pegas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pegas.
Pegas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pegas throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Pegas.
Pegas moves away from the strike by Hanma.
Hanma connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Pegas's head but Pegas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pegas can pounce on him.
Hanma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pegass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma takes a swing at Pegas's ribcage but misses.
Pegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Pegas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanma tries a body shot but Pegas blocks it.
Pegas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Pegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Pegas controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanma tries to work over Pegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Jon Pegas's cut.
That's time! Hanma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hanma misses with the combination.
Pegas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hanma.
Pegas checks a leg kick.
Hanma tries to land a front kick but Pegas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma tries to land a front kick but Pegas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pegas tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Hanma moves forwards but Pegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Yujiro Hanma has been cut.
Pegas connects with a right hand. Hanma shakes it off.
Pegas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pegas with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Pegas misses its intended target.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pegas.
Pegas throws a leg kick but Hanma moved away.
Hanma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pegas manages to avoid it.
Pegas misses with a straight right.
Pegas misses with an uppercut.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pegas looks for the body kick but Hanma saw that one coming.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pegas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pegas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pegas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yujiro Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
Hanma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pegas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pegas swings widly with a right hand
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Pegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pegas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pegas throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Pegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pegas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pegas blocks a jab.
Pegas is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Pegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanma counters with a nice body shot.
Jon Pegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pegas is able to avoid easily.
Pegas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Pegas is predictable there
and Hanma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Pegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma lunges at Pegas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pegas's hand.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pegas has Hanma up against the cage in a clinch.
Pegas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanma lands a hook that snaps the head of Pegas backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pegas throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanma can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanma.
Hanma wants to break free but Pegas has control.
Pegas is trying to stall.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanma lands a front kick.
Hanma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pegas ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Pegas slips the punch.
Pegas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanma has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yujiro Hanma dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Pegas throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Pegas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Pegas checks a leg kick nicely.
Pegas tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pegas throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Pegas moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pegas tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pegas has time to react.
Pegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pegas tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Pegas looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma misses with a body kick.
Pegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.

Pegas darts in and clinches Hanma up against the cage.
Pegas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pegas misses with an elbow strike.
Hanma tries to land a knee to the head but Pegas blocks with his arms.
Hanma avoiding damage as Pegas throws knees to the body.
Hanma lands a body shot.
Pegas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma blocks an elbow strike from Pegas.
Pegas is looking to control Hanma's arms but Hanma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pegas has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pegas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanma has Pegas pressed against the cage, preventing Pegas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Pegas controls his hands.
Pegas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Pegas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
Pegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma lands a slapping body shot.
Hanma is looking to chop away at Pegas's legs.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pegas moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma throws a one two combo.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pegas.
Pegas wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side
and Hanma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pegas thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pegas is looking to chop away at Hanma's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Pegas lands.
Yujiro Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pegas wants to clinch
and Hanma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pegas manages to avoid it.
Pegas avoids the head kick by Hanma.
A swing and a miss from Pegas.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanma slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jon Pegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pegas throws a lazy right hand but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yujiro Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yujiro Hanma!
A very excited looking Yujiro Hanma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.