PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baki Hanma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felix Torres's chin.

Hanma
vs
Torres

175 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Torres!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres has closed the distance and engaged Hanma in a clinch.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Torres gets caught flat footed, as Hanma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing Hanma from standing up.
Hanma passes Torres's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Hanma is pressing down on Torres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torres is holding on for now.
Torres wants to control but Hanma is keeping busy.
Hanma trying to control the pace.
Hanma tries to stand and escape but Torres actually recovers to full guard.
Hanma prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres wants to stand but Hanma is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Torres tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.

Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hanma wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
Hanma trying to control but Torres postures up.

Torres stands up and beckons Hanma to join him on the feet.
Hanma is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hanma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Torres working to try and regain half guard.
Hanma looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hanma looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torres is trying to stand.

Hanma stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres moves into the clinch successfully.

Torres has Hanma pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Torres pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hanma tumbling to the mat - Torres dives into Hanma's guard.
Hanma could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.
Hanma wants to stand and escape but Torres is having none of it.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hanma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Hanma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.

Hanma is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Torres has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Torres!
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hanma looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Torres puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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 Baki Hanma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Torres tries for a takedown but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Torres clinches up against the cage.
Hanma fails to pull guard.
Hanma jumps guard but Torres stands there with Hanma around his waist. Hanma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torres landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torres will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanma up against the cage.

Torres manages to pull guard.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres controls Hanma momentarily but Hanma frees himself.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hanma!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hanma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanma looking to control.
Torres trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres stands up over Hanma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanma is trying to keep Torres in close.
Hanma throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanma is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Torres rolls with it to try and escape but Hanma cranks on the arm and Torres is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baki Hanma!