PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Freddie Mercury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanma
vs
Mercury

190 cm
33
272 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

225 cm
24
263 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yujiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.

Hanma closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Hanma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hanma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mercury manages to break the clinch.
Hanma takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Mercury misses the jab.
Mercury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Mercury shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma slips a jab and a cross from Mercury.
Mercury misses the jab.
Hanma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Mercury throws a leg kick
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mercury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanma walks into a jab.

It looks like Yujiro Hanma has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Mercury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Donk. Hanma catches Mercury right on the button with a cross.

That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Mercury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma walks into a stiff left hand from Mercury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanma swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Hanma rushes Mercury and presses him up against the cage.
Mercury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanma has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Hanma tries to land a knee to the head but Mercury blocks with his arms.
Hanma tries a body shot but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
Hanma is working Mercury over against the cage.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma is looking to control Mercury's arms but Mercury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanma has his back to the cage.
Hanma stalling in the clinch.
Mercury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mercury breaks from the clinch.
Hanma cracks the inside of Mercury's front leg.
Mercury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanma.
Hanma throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Hanma swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
Mercury misses with a body shot.
Mercury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yujiro Hanma dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hanma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanma doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercury circles away.
Hanma swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Yujiro Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Mercury lands a body shot.
Hanma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanma scrambles back to his feet.
Hanma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercurys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanma, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanma is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mercury.
Mercury cracks Hanma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Mercury throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercury throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hanma.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
A good leg kick by Hanma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanma lands a jab to Mercury's midsection.
Hanma tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercury.
Mercury feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.

Mercury lands a big head kick that sends Hanma tumbling to the mat! Mercury takes a step backwards and waves Hanma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mercury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Yujiro Hanma's cut is getting worse.
Mercury jabs Hanma right on the nose. Hanma blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Yujiro Hanma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hanma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercury is out of range and Hanma settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanma has closed the distance and engaged Mercury in a clinch.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Mercury blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Hanma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mercury lands a body punch.
Hanma trying to stall but Mercury improves his position.
Mercury is trying to pull guard but Hanma has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mercury misses with a head kick.
Mercury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanma's sensitive parts.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercury to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercury moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Mercury tried to score with a low kick but Hanma checks it.
Mercury connects with a body shot.
Hanma with a hook.
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!
Hanma lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a leg kick
and Hanma counters with a left to the body.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanma moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Mercury.
Nice body kick from Mercury.
Mercury checks a low kick from Hanma.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Hanma moved away.
Mercury misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury clobbers Hanma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Mercury misses with a hook.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Hanma moved away.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a lazy body kick
and Hanma counters with a straight right hand.
Mercury misses the shot to the body.
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanma's sensitive parts.
Hanma tests Mercury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercury throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Mercury moved away.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Hanma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercury under the eye.
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!
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercury.
Mercury looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Mercury lands with a hook. Hanma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercury thumps Hanma with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Hanma swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Mercury.

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 Yujiro Hanma.
I think Hanma 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!