PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonny Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bato
vs
Hansen

176 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Totoy Bato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonny Hansen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bato swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Bato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bato fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bato clinches up against the cage.
Hansen lands a right hand.
Bato holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Bato pulls guard effortlessly.

Bato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
Hansen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bato is proving hard to escape from.
Bato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hansen wants to stand and escape but instead Bato has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hansen looks gassed!
Hansen wants to stand up but Bato is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hansen, up you get!
Hansen looks for the body kick but Bato saw that one coming.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bato.
Bato lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
Bato misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hansen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bato staying calm.
Bato cracks Hansen with a big right hand but Hansen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Bato looking to secure an arm triangle but Hansen defends it well.
Bato controlling from the full mount.
Bato's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bato thowing shots but they're missing.
Bato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hansen looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hansen tries to reverse the position but Bato maintains control.
Bato tries to control but Hansen wriggling away.
Hansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bato looking to ground and pound but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Bato trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Bato landing punches.
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.
Bato looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bato dominating with strikes here.
Bato lands a big shot there that rocks Hansen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bato with a couple of short strikes.
Bato lands a big shot there that rocks Hansen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bato unloading with bombs!
Bato controlling from mount.
Bato trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Bato lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hansen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hansen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bato.
Bato misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bato working the ground and pound but Hansen is defending the strikes.

Bato decides to stand back up.
Bato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bato.
Bato checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bato is defended easily by Hansen.
Hansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bato shoots for a takedown but Hansen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Totoy Bato. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bato misses with a wild combination.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Bato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bato has his takedown stuffed
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hansen pushes Bato up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen is pressed up against the cage. Bato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hansen down to the mat. Hansen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hansen closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bato counters by clinching up.
Bato tries to score a body lock takedown but Hansen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hansen's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bato has Hansen pushed against the cage.
Hansen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bato is keeping busy.

Bato pulls Hansen into guard.
Bato trying to control the position.
Hansen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen stops Bato from standing up.
Bato tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hansen drives through and clinches with Bato against the cage.
Hansen is pressed up against the cage. Bato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hansen down to the mat. Hansen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hansen lands a really nice looking cross but Bato seems unphased.

Hansen instigates a clinch.
Hansen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen darts in trying to clinch

and Bato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hansen!
Hansen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bato tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Totoy Bato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen is trying to stand.
Bato can't control as he wanted to and Hansen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Hansen is trying to stand back up but Bato is controlling him
Bato tries to stand and escape but Hansen is controlling the position.
Hansen is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Bato or perhaps it was just good defense by Hansen which made him look bad.
Bato throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Totoy Bato dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansen tries to clinch

and Bato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Bato from controlling successfully.

Bato stands and steps away. Hansen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Bato has Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Bato tries to pull guard but Hansen won't allow it.

Bato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bato is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bato.
Bato throws a right and a left that Hansen avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hansen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hansen!
Bato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hansen is looking to escape.

Bato moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hansen has worked his arm free - good work by Hansen!
Hansen is looking to regain half guard here but Bato keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bato in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hansen tries to improve position but can't.
Bato creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to get back to half guard.
Hansen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hansen is pushing Bato's head away, looking to escape. Bato manages to hold on to the position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bato moves out of range of the body kick from Hansen.
Bato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bato fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Totoy Bato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bato misses with a low kick.

Bato rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage.
Bato misses with a knee to the head.
Hansen lands a nice uppercut.
Hansen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bato walks away with a smile on his face. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hansen misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen darts in trying to clinch

and Bato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hansen won't be happy with that.

Bato decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hansen to his feet.
Bato is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bato instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bato lands a nice elbow.

Bato manages to break the clinch.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
Bato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Bato misses.
Hansen throws a head kick but Bato moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hansen rushes Bato and presses him up against the cage.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
Bato lands an elbow inside that Hansen shrugs off.
Hansen is trying to maintain a safe position but Bato gets an underhook and turns Hansen into the cage.
Hansen is trying to break free.
Bato has Hansen pressed against the cage, preventing Hansen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bato has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hansen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hansen is trying to break the clinch but Bato is controlling him.
Bato has Hansen pressed against the cage, preventing Hansen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hansen is trying to break the clinch but Bato is controlling him.

Bato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Bato lands but Hansen takes it in his stride.

Bato has managed to clinch.
Bato goes for a takedown attempt but Hansen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tonny Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Totoy Bato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bato, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Totoy Bato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bato, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Totoy Bato!