PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baki Hanma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hanma
vs
Summers

192 cm
22
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

203 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Summers throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers cracks a nice hook into Hanma's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Summers tries to clinch up.
Nathan Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Summers.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Summers tries to clinch up.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Summers.
Summers throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
Summers tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers misses with a looping left.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Hanma slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers tries to keep at a distance but Hanma has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma ducks right into an uppercut from Summers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.

Hanma forces Summers back against the cage and clinches.
Summers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanma has double underhooks.
Summers can't break the clinch.
Summers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanma has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Summers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Summers can't break the clinch.
Summers tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage.
Summers tries to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling the position.
Summers is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him.
Hanma prevents Summers from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers tries to clinch up
and Hanma counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Summers misses

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanma.

Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Summers is predictable there

and Hanma counters by clinching up.
A shot in the inside from Summers.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanma blocks a jab.
Hanma staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Summers coming out on top.
Summers misses with a looping right.
Summers looks gassed!
Summers throws a lazy body kick

and Hanma moves into the clinch.

Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Summers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Summers misses with the body kick

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanma.
Summers working hard to break the clinch.
Summers is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him.
Summers has had enough of the clinch but Hanma keeps him there for the moment.
Summers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers tries to clinch up

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch.
Summers is trying to force a seperation but Hanma has the dominant position.
Summers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Summers throws a hook but Hanma avoids it easily.
Summers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanma counters with a nice body kick.
Summers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summers tries to clinch up

and Hanma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Summers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hanma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Summers if he has to take too many more of those.
Summers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers throws a lazy body kick

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanma.
Summers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hanma breaks the clinch.
A jab from Summers finds it's way through Hanma's defenses.
Summers throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Summers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hanma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Summers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Summers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Summers looks to clinch
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Summers throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanma moves into range and clinches up with Summers.
Hanma gets underhooks to prevent Summers's takedown attempt.

Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanma blocks a jab.
Summers thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hanma clinches up against the cage.
Summers wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Summers looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Summers closes the distance but Hanma moves to the side

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch.
Hanma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Summers's efforts to push away.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Summers clinches but Hanma breaks the clinch

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Summers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Summers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Hanma clinches.
Summers fails to pull guard.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Summers.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Baki Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Hanma rushes Summers and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hanma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Summers.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Nathan Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanma clinches up with Summers and pushes him back against the cage.
Summers is trying to break free.

Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Summers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Summers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Summers tries to keep at a distance but Hanma has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hanma moves into the clinch.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hanma moves into range and clinches up with Summers.
Hanma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Summers's efforts to push away.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Summers looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Summers misses with a body punch

and Hanma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers has had enough of the clinch but Hanma keeps him there for the moment.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Summers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Hanma clinches up against the cage.

Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Summers.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Summers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.

Hanma clinches up against the cage.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Summers as he connects with a hook.

Hanma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma lands with a slapping head kick.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.

Hanma clinches with his opponent.

Hanma breaks the clinch.
A big left from Summers misses.
Hanma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Summers.
Hanma throws a front kick that sends Summers stumbling back into the cage.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
Summers throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma staying out of range there.
A low kick from Summers misses
and Hanma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Summers misses.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Summers misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Summers, pushing him back against the cage.

Hanma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Summers is predictable there

and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.

Hanma has Summers up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanma keeps control of Summers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
Summers throws a head kick that misses

and Hanma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Summers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Summers misses with a looping left.
Summers tries to clinch up
and Hanma counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanma has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Summers tries to clinch
and Hanma counters with a nice body kick.

Hanma rushes Summers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Summers catches Hanma right on the button with a cross.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma slips under a jab.
Hanma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanma.
Summers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 rushes Summers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers can't break the clinch.

Hanma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hanma - that will leave a mark!
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanma lands a high kick!
Summers looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Summers tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hanma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
Summers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanma counters with a body kick that stops Summers in his tracks momentarily.
Summers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hanma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hanma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanma closes the distance and clinches.

Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma slips under a jab from Summers.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
Summers lands with a right hand.
Summers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Summers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Summers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Summers throws a sloppy body shot
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Summers misses
and Hanma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Summers is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hanma rushes Summers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!