PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanma (ranked 2502 p4p, 282 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 1386 p4p, 174 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee. Jack Hanma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanma
vs
Esposito

175 cm
35
166 lbs
19 - 20 - 1

178 cm
36
161 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito walks into a jab.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito .
Esposito tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Esposito wants to clinch.
Hanma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
Hanma takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Nice cross by Esposito .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanma throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Hanma only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Esposito misses.
Esposito connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanma scores with a head kick.

It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
Esposito lands a jab to the head.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Esposito 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Esposito has managed to clinch.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage.
Hanma tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.

Esposito breaks from the clinch.
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!

Hanma gets tackled into the cage by Esposito . Esposito maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.
Esposito tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Hanma blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.

Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma slips a jab and a cross from Esposito .
Esposito misses with the combination.
Hanma is looking for a counter combo.
Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut.
Hanma is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Esposito .
Hanma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Hanma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanma doesn't seem phased though.
Hanma walks into a jab.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Esposito clinches up against the cage.

Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Esposito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands a high kick!
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Esposito . That snapped Hanma's head back.
Hanma blocks a jab.

Esposito clinches up against the cage.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Esposito .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Esposito dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Esposito moves away from the strike by Hanma.
Esposito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanma in his tracks.
Esposito falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esposito throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanma tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esposito is trying to force a seperation but Hanma has the dominant position.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Hanma has him pressed against the cage.
Hanma 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.
A frustrated look appears on Esposito 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Esposito 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Esposito 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma takes one on the button.
Dante Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanma.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanma. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Esposito , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanma tried to counter with a leg kick but Esposito avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanma to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Esposito is looking to clinch.
Hanma is looking for a counter combo.
Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito wants to clinch
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off.
Esposito throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hanma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esposito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanma counters with a nice leg kick.
Esposito wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Esposito cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Hanma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Hanma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito throws a lazy head kick
and Hanma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Esposito misses
and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Esposito 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Hanma misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Hanma will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Esposito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito throws a low kick but Hanma moves out of range easily.
It looked like Hanma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Hanma.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanma circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma feints and then cracks Esposito 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanma slips under a jab from Esposito .
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Esposito throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Esposito does no damage.
Nice body punch from Esposito .
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Hanma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Esposito blocks the leg kick.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito .
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Esposito looks to throw a body kick
and Hanma counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Hanma.
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!
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.

Esposito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanma.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Esposito 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jack Hanma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito tries to circle away but Hanma has him pinned against the cage.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hanma breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esposito , as that shot connected.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick from Esposito lands but Hanma takes it in his stride.

Esposito takes the fight into the clinch.

Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a jab.
Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Esposito . Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanma.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Esposito clinches up with Hanma and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Hanma tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito .
Hanma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Esposito .
I think Esposito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dante Esposito !
A very excited looking Dante Esposito 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.