PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bakki yAkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Hawtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawtin has chosen disturbed - down with the sickness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

yAkoi
vs
Hawtin

170 cm
19
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bakki yAkoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Hawtin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Hawtin.
yAkoi thuds his shin into the meat of Hawtin's side.
Hawtin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by yAkoi.
Hawtin slaps away a takedown attempt from yAkoi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawtin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hawtin wants to clinch

and yAkoi counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

yAkoi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawtin has escaped the position, nice work there.

yAkoi stands up and beckons Hawtin to his feet.
yAkoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
yAkoi throws a series of punches but Hawtin moves out of range.
Ritchie Hawtin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yAkoi lands a head kick. Hawtin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yAkoi tries to bum rush Hawtin with a series of wild strikes but Hawtin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawtin throws a series of strikes that have yAkoi backpedaling.
Hawtin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
yAkoi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawtin.
Hawtin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
yAkoi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawtin avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawtin tries to close the distance and clinch but yAkoi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawtin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawtin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
yAkoi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bakki yAkoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yAkoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawtin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yAkoi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritchie Hawtin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawtin stuffs the takedown.
yAkoi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
yAkoi takes one to the side of the head.
yAkoi misses with a head kick.
yAkoi is breathing heavily.
yAkoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawtin doesn't manage to clinch there - yAkoi circles away.
Hawtin digs a good body shot into yAkoi's ribs.
Hawtin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawtin cracks yAkoi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawtin is looking to clinch.
Hawtin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
yAkoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawtin wants to clinch.
Hawtin cracks yAkoi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hawtin dips to his left and cracks yAkoi with an uppercut!
Hawtin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but yAkoi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawtin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawtin connects with a jab.
Hawtin is looking to clinch but yAkoi is avoiding it.
yAkoi missing with a left hand there. Hawtin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
yAkoi fails with the takedown.
Hawtin lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yAkoi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawtin pinned against the cage. Hawtin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawtin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
yAkoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawtin.
Hawtin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! yAkoi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hawtin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
yAkoi throws a right and a left that both miss.
yAkoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawtin fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawtin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
yAkoi shoots for a takedown but Hawtin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
yAkoi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawtin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hawtin lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawtin is looking to clinch but yAkoi is avoiding it.
Hawtin lunges at yAkoi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by yAkoi's hand.
yAkoi throws a head kick but Hawtin moves out of range.
yAkoi throws a sloppy head kick and Hawtin moves out of range easily.
yAkoi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
yAkoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawtin.
yAkoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawtin.
yAkoi takes one to the chin there.
Ritchie Hawtin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
yAkoi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawtin lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
yAkoi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
yAkoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
yAkoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawtin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
yAkoi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
yAkoi tries to bum rush Hawtin with a series of wild strikes but Hawtin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawtin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
yAkoi drops his hands momentarily and Hawtin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawtin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed yAkoi momentarily.
Hawtin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bakki yAkoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

yAkoi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawtin wants to control but yAkoi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from yAkoi.
yAkoi trying to pass the guard but Hawtin defending well.
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!
yAkoi working over Hawtin with some ground and pound. Hawtin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
yAkoi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawtin defending well though.
yAkoi passes to side control.

yAkoi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawtin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of yAkoi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtin tries to bench press yAkoi off him but yAkoi keeps the position.
Hawtin tries to escape but yAkoi is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

yAkoi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawtin has escaped the position, nice work there.

yAkoi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no yAkoi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
yAkoi is looking to take a break and control but Hawtin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

yAkoi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hawtin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawtin connects with a jab.
Bakki yAkoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

yAkoi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawtin's guard.
yAkoi is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bakki yAkoi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jab, jab by Hawtin - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawtin as he connects with a hook.
yAkoi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
yAkoi misses with a head kick.
Hawtin scores with a nice strike.
Hawtin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawtin moves in looking to clinch but yAkoi pushes him off.
Hawtin ducks under a wild hook from yAkoi.
Hawtin tries to clinch there but yAkoi circles away.
yAkoi walks into a jab.
Hawtin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yAkoi fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yAkoi dives in and grabs Hawtin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawtin pushes down on yAkoi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bakki yAkoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawtin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hawtin duly obliges.
Hawtin lands with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawtin scores with a four punch combination!
yAkoi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawtin connects with a body shot.
Hawtin dips to his left and cracks yAkoi with an uppercut!
Hawtin tries to clinch there but yAkoi circles away.
Hawtin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Hawtin both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Hawtin catches yAkoi right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

yAkoi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hawtin is looking to stand up but yAkoi isn't so interested in that idea.
Hawtin keeping moving, preventing yAkoi from controlling successfully.
yAkoi stopping the sweep attempt from Hawtin.
Bakki yAkoi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as yAkoi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

yAkoi stands up from Hawtin's guard - yAkoi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hawtin scores with a sloppy right hand. yAkoi should have avoided that one.
Hawtin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hawtin lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Hawtin.
Hawtin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
yAkoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawtin connects with a good right hand that stumbles yAkoi. yAkoi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Hawtin does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtin lands a slapping body shot.
Hawtin lands a nice shot that snaps yAkoi's head back.
Hawtin is looking to slow yAkoi down with leg kicks.
yAkoi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawtin.
Hawtin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
yAkoi misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawtin lands with an overhand left.
Hawtin scores with a crisp jab that stopped yAkoi in his tracks.
yAkoi shoots in but Hawtin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawtin avoids a kick to the body.
Hawtin tries to clinch but yAkoi is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Hawtin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawtin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritchie Hawtin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ritchie Hawtin thanked Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).