PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hawla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ryusendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ten Thousand Fists. Ryusendo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tarantanantan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hawla
vs
Ryusendo

182 cm
25
177 lbs
8 - 9 - 1

181 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Hawla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ryusendo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryusendo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hawla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryusendo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryusendo lands with a right to the head.
Hawla scores with a hook to the body.
Hawla lands an elbow inside that Ryusendo shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryusendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryusendo.
Ryusendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryusendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawla letting Ryusendo take a breather here.
Hawla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hawla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ryusendo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryusendo is looking to clinch but Hawla is avoiding it.
Ryusendo moves in looking to clinch but Hawla pushes him off.
Hawla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryusendo is out of range.
Hawla throws a poor cross that misses

and Ryusendo moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryusendo tries to work over Hawla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ryusendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryusendo wants to clinch up but Hawla keeps it at a distance.
Hawla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawla.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawla. That snapped Ryusendo's head back.
Hawla cracks Ryusendo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawla throws a lazy uppercut

and Ryusendo counters by moving into the clinch.

Ryusendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryusendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ryusendo takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawla lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Ryusendo to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryusendo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryusendo gets through Hawla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryusendo has Hawla pressed against the cage.

Hawla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryusendo misses with a body shot.
Hawla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ryusendo instigates a clinch.
Ryusendo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawla or not.
Ryusendo tries to break the clinch but Hawla is controlling the position.
Ryusendo looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryusendo pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryusendo missing with knees to the body.
Hawla blocks a body shot from Ryusendo.

Ryusendo manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawla swinging wildly here.
Ryusendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawla misses with an uppercut
and Hawla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ryusendo eats them both and turns towards Hawla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Hawla does it's job there.
Hawla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hawla looks for the body kick but Ryusendo saw that one coming.
A head kick by Ryusendo misses
and Hawla counters with a nice body shot.
Hawla misses with a few strikes there.
Hawla fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryusendo in the body.
Ryusendo looks gassed!
Hawla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawla counters with a three punch combo that has Ryusendo backing up. Ryusendo nods at Hawla to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryusendo is out of range and Hawla settles back down.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Ryusendo is predictable there
and Hawla counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryusendo's knee momentarily.
Ryusendo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawla misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawla scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawla tries to land a leg kick but Ryusendo saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Hawla is predictable there

and Ryusendo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryusendo is defending well for now.
Hawla lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryusendo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawla gets an underhook and turns Ryusendo into the cage.

Hawla breaks from the clinch.
Hawla throws a sloppy head kick and Ryusendo moves out of range easily.
Johnny Hawla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Ryusendo rushes Hawla and presses him up against the cage.
Hawla is leaning against Ryusendo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryusendo can't break the clinch.
Ryusendo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Hawla breaks from the clinch.
Hawla thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawla tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryusendo wants to clinch.
Hawla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryusendo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawla manages to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawla throws a nice looking combination but Ryusendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryusendo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hawla has managed to clinch.
Ryusendo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryusendo misses with a punch to the body.
Ryusendo tries to work over Hawla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hawla breaks from the clinch.
Ryusendo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryusendo wants to clinch
and Hawla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryusendo misses with the body kick
and Hawla counters with a two punch combo.
Hawla doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryusendo circles away.
Hawla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hawla checks a low kick from Ryusendo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ryusendo ducks under a wild hook from Hawla.
Ryusendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryusendo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryusendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawla.
Hawla moves to clinch but Ryusendo breaks away
letting Ryusendo counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Hawla - just one landing.
Ryusendo misses with a straight right.
Hawla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawla throws a low kick but Ryusendo moves out of range easily.
Ryusendo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryusendo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryusendo throws a sloppy head kick and Hawla moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawla, right into the meat.
Hawla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ryusendo has closed the distance and engaged Hawla in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hawla.

Hawla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ryusendo counter with a right hand.
Hawla feints and then cracks Ryusendo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryusendo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ryusendo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Hawla does no damage.
Hawla throws a head kick but Ryusendo moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawla.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but Hawla moves out of range.
Ryusendo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hawla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawla wants to clinch but Ryusendo slips to the side
and Ryusendo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ryusendo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hawla.
Ryusendo slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hawla dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Ryusendo.
Hawla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ryusendo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hawla throws a sloppy head kick and Ryusendo moves out of range easily.
Hawla misses with a body shot.
Ryusendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but Hawla moves out of range.
Johnny Hawla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ryusendo forces Hawla back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryusendo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryusendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Ryusendo.
Hawla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryusendo is defending well for now.
Hawla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira Ryusendo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hawla lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Ryusendo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawla works on Ryusendo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryusendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryusendo tries to work over Hawla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ryusendo manages to break the clinch.
Hawla lands with a hook. Ryusendo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hawla lunges at Ryusendo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryusendo's hand.
Hawla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryusendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryusendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryusendo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawla lands with a nice combination. Ryusendo backs away looking to recover.
Hawla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawla counters with a left and a right that stings Ryusendo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawla scores with a jab.

Ryusendo clinches.
Hawla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryusendo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawla pushes Ryusendo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawla blocks the elbow strike.
Hawla content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ryusendo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ryusendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawlas head.
Ryusendo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryusendo works on Hawla's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawla is trying to break the clinch but Ryusendo has him pressed against the cage.
Hawla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawla.
Ryusendo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawla avoids the damage to the body.

Hawla manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawla.
Hawla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ryusendo eats them both and turns towards Hawla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawla misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryusendo.
Ryusendo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryusendo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryusendo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryusendo throws a leg kick which misses Hawla's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawla tries to avoid it.
Ryusendo tries to clinch up.
Hawla misses with a straight left.
Hawla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryusendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryusendo ducks under a wild hook from Hawla.

Ryusendo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ryusendo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryusendo avoids the head kick by Hawla.
Ryusendo moves forwards but Hawla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawla misses with a combination
and Ryusendo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawla misses with the combination.
Hawla is looking to clinch.

Ryusendo gets a clinch.
Ryusendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawla avoiding damage as Ryusendo throws knees to the body.

Hawla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawla moves to clinch but Ryusendo breaks away
and Ryusendo counters with a nice body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ryusendo tries to clinch up but Hawla circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawla tries to clinch

and Ryusendo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryusendo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawla's brow.
Ryusendo stalling against the cage.
Hawla gets through Ryusendo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryusendo trying to land knees to the body.
Ryusendo trying to control the position but instead, Hawla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryusendo into the cage.
Ryusendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryusendo pushes Hawla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryusendo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryusendo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryusendo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hawla up against the cage.
Hawla lands an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawla looking to throw knees to the head but Ryusendo is blocking nicely.
Ryusendo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hawla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryusendo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawla circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryusendo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawla counters with a left and a right that stings Ryusendo.

Hawla closes the distance and clinches.
Hawla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ryusendo fails to land.
Hawla is working Ryusendo over against the cage.
Ryusendo trying to land knees to the body.

Ryusendo breaks the clinch.
Hawla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawla throws a body kick the misses

and Ryusendo counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryusendo misses with a body punch.
Ryusendo cracks Hawla with a nice body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Ryusendo manages to break the clinch.
Hawla throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ryusendo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ryusendo.
Ryusendo stalling against the cage.
Ryusendo presses Hawla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryusendo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryusendo tries to stall but Hawla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryusendo can't find room to land a body shot as Hawla controls the action.
Hawla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hawla.

Hawla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Hawla misses.

Ryusendo clinches up with Hawla and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryusendo.
Hawla scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ryusendo manages to break the clinch.
Hawla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawla closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawla takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawla throws a right hand that misses
and Hawla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawla connects with a leg kick. Ryusendo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawla avoids the head kick by Ryusendo.
Ryusendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryusendo throws a lazy head kick
and Hawla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hawla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryusendo on the side of the head.
Ryusendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryusendo misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hawla.
Hawla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hawla.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hawla breaks from the clinch.
Ryusendo takes one on the button.
Hawla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryusendo is looking to clinch but Hawla is avoiding it.
Ryusendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryusendo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryusendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hawla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawla is looking to clinch.
Akira Ryusendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawla looks to clinch

and Ryusendo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ryusendo.
Nice body punch from Ryusendo.
Hawla missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Hawla.
I think Hawla 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Johnny Hawla!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Johnny Hawla!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Johnny Hawla!

Johnny Hawla wins by unanimous decision!