PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilshere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oda Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wilshere
vs
Hattori

184 cm
28
183 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
182 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Wilshere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattori thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilshere if he has to take too many more of those.
Wilshere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Wilshere scores with a takedown into Hattori's guard.
Wilshere in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilshere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilshere passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hattori is being controlled here.
Hattori parries the strikes from Wilshere easily there. Wilshere is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hattori to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilshere cracks Hattori with a big right hand but Hattori just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wilshere moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wilshere working the head with strikes.
Wilshere happy to just control the position for now.
Hattori is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilshere fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wilshere has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee asks Wilshere politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wilshere prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilshere tries to score with some ground and pound. Hattori controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wilshere working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wilshere scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hattori to see if he's OK.
Wilshere misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Wilshere wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hattori, who protects the arm well.
Wilshere misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilshere working the ground and pound but Hattori is defending the strikes.
Wilshere in side control, throwing shots but Hattori defends.
Wilshere tries to score with some ground and pound. Hattori controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hattori takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wilshere tries to score with some ground and pound. Hattori controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Wilshere goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hattori rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wilshere's guard! Nice work there by Hattori!
Wilshere manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hattori manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilshere trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilshere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hattori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilshere slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilshere in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wilshere dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Hattori misses the target.
Wilshere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hattori checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilshere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Wilshere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Wilshere.
Oda Hattori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hattori with a hook.
Hattori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hattori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hattori slips under a jab from Wilshere.

Wilshere shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hattori is trying to defend but Wilshere finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wilshere is trying to control the action in half guard but Hattori is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilshere is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hattori has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilshere not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilshere lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hattori regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilshere.
Wilshere postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilshere landing some decent shots from guard.
Hattori working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilshere.
Wilshere stands up over Hattori, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilshere connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilshere is stalling in the full guard.
Wilshere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hattori is keeping the position for now.
Wilshere is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilshere's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Hattori is rocked!
Wilshere is working Hattori over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hattori is still in real trouble! Can Wilshere finish him?
Wilshere sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wilshere keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hattori's head.
Hattori is breathing heavily.
Wilshere working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hattori's head.
Wilshere showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilshere loads up on a big left hand. Hattori felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wilshere looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hattori can't hide his disappointment, as Wilshere celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilshere!