PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hashimoto
vs
Hendo

169 cm
25
132 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuo Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Hendo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo fails with the takedown
enabling Hashimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Hashimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendo with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hashimoto to counter with a crisp jab.

Hendo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hashimoto quickly recovers to half guard.
Hashimoto is looking to escape.
Hendo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hashimoto trying to hold on to Hendo's head to control him but Hendo postures up.
Hashimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo trying to mount his opponent but Hashimoto defends it.
Hendo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hashimoto is concentrating on defense, preventing Hendo from advancing position.
Hashimoto wants to get back to his feet.
Hashimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendo prevents Hashimoto from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hashimoto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hendo shoots and misses
letting Hashimoto counter with a right hand.
Kazuo Hashimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hendo.
Hendo has his takedown stuffed
and Hashimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo shoots and misses
and Hashimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
Hendo fails with the takedown
and Hashimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendo prevents Hashimoto from improving his position.
Hashimoto is concentrating on defense, preventing Hendo from advancing position.
Hashimoto is looking to escape.

Hashimoto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hashimoto throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hashimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hendo thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hendo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hashimoto!
Hendo lands a nice shot to the head.
Hendo landing strikes from the mount.
Hashimoto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hendo lands a big shot there that rocks Hashimoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hashimoto can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendo working Hashimoto over with strikes here.
Hashimoto is looking to improve his position but Hendo isn't that keen on the idea.
Hashimoto is in a horrible position here. Hendo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kazuo Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hendo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hashimoto counters with a straight right hand.
Hendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hashimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hendo fails with the takedown
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuo Hashimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hendo.
Hashimoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hendo backs up against the cage.
Hendo has his takedown stuffed
and Hashimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hashimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hendo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hashimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hendo is rocked!
Hendo is breathing heavily.
Hashimoto lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Hendo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hashimoto from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Hendo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuo Hashimoto!