PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ran Plan III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ni Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hao has chosen Survival Of The Fittest as his entrance music. Ni Hao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plan III
vs
Hao

180 cm
22
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
200 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $150)
*** Real Nutrition ***

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ran Plan III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ni Hao!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Plan III misses.
Plan III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hao.
Plan III scores with a body shot.
Plan III misses with a looping left.
Hao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plan III thumps Hao with a low kick.
Plan III throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hao misses with an uppercut. Plan III saw that one coming.
Hao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plan III connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plan III throws a shot from downtown. Hao moves away and avoids it.
Hao takes one to the side of the head.
Plan III throws a head kick but Hao moves out of range.
Plan III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plan III thumps Hao with a low kick.
Plan III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hao.
Plan III slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plan III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plan III looks to land a combination but Hao avoids it well.
Plan III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plan III ducks under a wild hook from Hao.
Hao throws the left hand but Plan III avoids the punch easily.
Plan III throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Plan III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Plan III catches Hao right on the button with a cross.
Plan III jabs at Hao's body.
Plan III throws a series of punches but Hao moves out of range.
Hao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Plan III.
Hao looks gassed!
Plan III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plan III stuns Hao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plan III lands with a right hand.
Plan III connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hao's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Plan III lands but Hao takes it in his stride.
Plan III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Plan III.
A telegraphed right hand from Plan III misses the target.
Hao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plan III.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plan III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plan III throws a head kick but Hao moves out of range.
Hao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Plan III.
Jab, jab by Plan III - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plan III.
Plan III with a jab.
Plan III throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plan III throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plan III is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Plan III stuns Hao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plan III scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Plan III lands.

Hao is rocked!
Hao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hao is still on wobbly legs! Can Plan III finish him?
Hao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plan III keeps Hao at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plan III lands a head shot.
Hao walks into a stiff left hand from Plan III.
Plan III throws a front kick that sends Hao stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Plan III, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao seems to have recovered his senses.
Ran Plan III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plan III scores with a nice head shot.
Plan III lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plan III lands a leg kick that knocks Hao off balance momentarily.
Plan III scores with a three punch combo!
Plan III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plan III.
Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Plan III throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plan III scores with a punch to the head.
Plan III throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plan III, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ran Plan III dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Plan III connects with a single shot there.
Hao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plan III.
Hao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plan III throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plan III digs a good hook to Hao's body.
Hao finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Plan III's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hao falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ran Plan III!