PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hwoarang Bidam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianni Skandalaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bidam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megalomaniac. Skandalaki has chosen jean charles skarbowsky as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Bidam
vs
Skandalaki

173 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwoarang Bidam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianni Skandalaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skandalaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bidam.
Skandalaki tries to counter with a clinch but Bidam shakes him off and moves away.
Bidam seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bidam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skandalaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skandalaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bidam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Skandalaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skandalaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bidam misses with a leg kick.
Bidam throws a hook but Skandalaki blocks it.
Skandalaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bidam misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skandalaki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Skandalaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skandalaki.
Skandalaki counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam throws a leg kick but Skandalaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skandalaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skandalaki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A shot to the body from Bidam misses
and Skandalaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skandalaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bidam.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Skandalaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bidam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bidam throws a head kick but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bidam throws a sloppy head kick
and Skandalaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bidam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bidam throws a body shot but no joy.
Skandalaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skandalaki checks a leg kick.
Bidam takes a swing at Skandalaki's ribcage but misses.
Bidam throws a combination that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a series of strikes. Bidam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bidam throws a jab when Skandalaki was well out of range.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Skandalaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skandalaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skandalaki unleashes a big counter combination but Bidam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hwoarang Bidam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bidam thows a leg kick but Skandalaki checks it
and Skandalaki counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick by Bidam misses
and Skandalaki counters with a three punch combo that has Bidam backing up. Bidam nods at Skandalaki to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidam throws a body kick that misses
and Skandalaki counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bidam misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bidam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bidam backing away here, and Skandalaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bidam explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bidam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skandalaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bidam with a body shot.
Bidam misses with a body shot.
Skandalaki is looking for the big counter here.
Bidam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skandalaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Skandalaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bidam.
Bidam throws a leg kick but Skandalaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skandalaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Skandalaki moves into the clinch.

Bidam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bidam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bidam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Skandalaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam misses with a double jab
and Skandalaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bidam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hwoarang Bidam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Skandalaki moves out of range of the body kick from Bidam.
Skandalaki throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Bidam.
Skandalaki counters with a body kick.
Bidam throws a combination that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a thumping low kick.
Hwoarang Bidam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidam misses with the combination.
Skandalaki blocks a head kick by Bidam.
A countering left hand to the body from Skandalaki misses.
Bidam throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Skandalaki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Skandalaki blocks a jab.
Bidam misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam is looking to slow Skandalaki down with leg kicks.
Bidam misses with a double jab
and Skandalaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bidam cracks a nice hook into Skandalaki's ribs.
Bidam misses with a head kick.
Skandalaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bidam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bidam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a series of strikes. Bidam will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam scores with a hook to the body. Skandalaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bidam is looking to wear down Skandalaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bidam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skandalaki can do to turn this around?
Skandalaki dodges the punch combination from Bidam.
Skandalaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skandalaki steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skandalaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bidam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bidam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bidam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skandalaki tries to counter with a clinch but Bidam shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skandalaki's head backwards.
Bidam scores with a kick to the body.
Bidam lands a nice hook to Skandalaki's body. Skandalaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Bidam.
Bidam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skandalaki is looking for the big counter here.
Bidam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bidam throws a head kick but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bidam has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bidam misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bidam misses with a head kick.
Skandalaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bidam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skandalaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skandalaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skandalaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skandalaki ducks under a wild hook from Bidam.
Bidam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bidam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skandalaki counters with a head kick. That will keep Bidam thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hwoarang Bidam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Skandalaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Bidam.
Despite the aggression on Skandalaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Skandalaki avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Skandalaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Skandalaki avoids nicely.
A low kick from Bidam misses
and Skandalaki counters with a nice body kick.
Bidam thows a leg kick but Skandalaki checks it
and Skandalaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bidam throws a right hand that Skandalaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Skandalaki also avoids with ease.
Skandalaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Skandalaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skandalaki throws a fast counter high kick but Bidam manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam throws a one two combo.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skandalaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bidam with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skandalaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bidam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skandalaki.
Bidam thows a leg kick but Skandalaki checks it
and Skandalaki counters with a three punch combo that has Bidam backing up. Bidam nods at Skandalaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Bidam misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bidam. Those never looked like landing.
Bidam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Skandalaki avoids nicely.
Bidam tries to bum rush Skandalaki with a series of wild strikes but Skandalaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skandalaki wants to counter with a clinch but Bidam pushes him away.
Bidam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skandalaki counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skandalaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Bidam throws a series of punches but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki throws a fast counter high kick but Bidam manages to duck under it in time.
Bidam misses with a combination
and Skandalaki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bidam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skandalaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bidam swings for the body but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki thinks about the counter body kick.
Bidam throws a body kick that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bidam thinking.
Bidam misses with a head kick.
Skandalaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bidam.
Skandalaki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bidam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bidam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skandalaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Skandalaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bidam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gianni Skandalaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bidam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skandalaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidam lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bidam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skandalaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bidam tried to score with a low kick but Skandalaki checks it.
As Bidam backs off Skandalaki throws a huge counter combo but Bidam manages to avoid it all.
Bidam misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Skandalaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skandalaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bidam.
Bidam motions for Skandalaki to come forward. Bidam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bidam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bidam just misses with a punch to the body.
Skandalaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Bidam is wise to it.
Skandalaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bidam.
Skandalaki wants to counter the offense by Bidam and move into the clinch position.
Hwoarang Bidam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bidam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hwoarang Bidam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bidam, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hwoarang Bidam!
Hwoarang Bidam was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.