PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uruhara Hatake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rufus Speed's chin.

Speed
vs
Hatake

177 cm
31
159 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

175 cm
33
145 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uruhara Hatake!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatake has time to react.
Speed avoids the head kick by Hatake.
Speed jabs at Hatake's body.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. Hatake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatake.
Speed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Speed as Hatake shoots in.
It appears Speed was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hatake looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatake at a distance.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hatake counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Hatake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Speed as he connects with a hook.
Speed misses with an uppercut
and Hatake counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hatake misses with a shot to the body
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed lands a jab-cross combination.
Speed lands a nice hook to Hatake's body. Hatake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hatake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatake feints the counter takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Speed, right into the meat.
Speed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatake on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Hatake has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Speed connects with a jab.
Hatake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Hatake pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a right hand
letting Hatake counter with a right hand.
Hatake takes one to the chin there.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Hatake saw that one coming.
Hatake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Speed defends it well.
Speed takes a swing at Hatake's ribcage but misses.
Rufus Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed blocks a head kick by Hatake.
Speed tries to bum rush Hatake with a series of wild strikes but Hatake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rufus Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatake looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Speed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Hatake darts in looking for a takedown but Speed gets double underhooks and turns Hatake into the cage.
Speed missing with a left hand there. Hatake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed stuffs the takedown.
Rufus Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruhara Hatake.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Hatake ducks down to avoid it.
Speed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Speed.
A jab from Speed misses.
A big right from Speed misses.
Hatake moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
Speed missing with a left hand there. Hatake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Speed is predictable there
and Hatake counters with a one-two to the body.

Speed is rocked!
Hatake moves in close and cracks Speed with a massive right hand! Speed, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Hatake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uruhara Hatake!
An out of breath Uruhara Hatake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.