PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hana
vs
Klitschko

188 cm
31
265 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

200 cm
20
248 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Hana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko lands with a nice body punch.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hana moves away.
Klitschko takes a swing at Hana's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Hana ducks under and follows up with a left that Hana also avoids with ease.

Hana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Klitschko is trying to defend but Hana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klitschko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hana working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hana lands strikes from half guard.
Klitschko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klitschko is trying to stand up here but Hana is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hana working over Klitschko with some ground and pound. Klitschko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hana throwing shots but Klitschko is blocking nicely.
Hana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klitschko's head.
Hana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klitschko defending well though.
Hana prevents Klitschko from improving his position.
Klitschko is pressing down on Hana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klitschko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hana throws a big elbow that misses.
Klitschko wants to stand up but Hana is controlling him.
Hana throwing strikes from guard but Klitschko blocks nicely.
Hana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Klitschko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Klitschko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Klitschko's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hana breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Klitschko enables Hana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Klitschko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hana lands a couple of elbows.
Hana with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hana throwing strikes but missing.
Klitschko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klitschko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klitschko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hana.
Klitschko wants to get back to his feet but Hana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hana landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hana lands a couple of elbows.
Hana passes Klitschko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taka Hana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a right hand

and Hana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hana throws a strike but Klitschko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klitschko trying to control the position.
Taka Hana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hana lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hana throws a strike but Klitschko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klitschko postures up in Hana's guard and throws a big left but Hana blocks it.
Hana managing to control the position.
Hana looking for a sweep. Not yet Hana, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hana has his hands on Klitschko's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Taka Hana just wasn't active enough.
Hana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko wants to clinch up but Hana keeps it at a distance.
Klitschko leaves Hana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klitschko tries to avoid it but Hana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klitschko to the ground. Klitschko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Hana is having none of it.
Klitschko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Hana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hana won't allow Klitschko to sweep him here.
Hana cracks Klitschko with a solid left hand.
Hana postures up and lands a big shot to Klitschko's brow.
Hana landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana is looking to work some ground and pound but Klitschko has wrist control.
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klitschko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hana.
Klitschko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hana with a nice head shot there.

Klitschko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klitschko defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Hana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klitschko can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown by Klitschko or perhaps it was just good defense by Hana which made him look bad.

Hana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Klitschko!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hana working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hana creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Klitschko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hana is chipping away with strikes.
Klitschko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taka Hana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Klitschko throws a series of punches but Hana avoids them all with ease.
Hana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klitschko.
Hana dives in and grabs Klitschko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klitschko pushes down on Hana's head and hops out.
Hana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko thows a body shot but no joy.
Hana shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense.
Hana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Taka Hana has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hana.
Klitschko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klitschko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hana stops Klitschko from standing up.
Hana throws a big right hand that misses.
Hana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hana working some strikes from top position.
Klitschko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hana is controlling him.
Hana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hana with a nice head shot there.
Hana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hana throwing strikes from guard but Klitschko blocks nicely.
Hana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hana throwing strikes but missing.
Hana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hana with a nice head shot there.
Hana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Klitschko's head.

Klitschko is rocked!
Hana landing with the ground and pound.
Klitschko is still in real trouble! Can Hana finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Klitschko covers up, he's hurt! Hana keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Hana and the ref steps in to end the fight! Hana can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taka Hana!
During a confident post fight interview, Taka Hana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.