PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Bamba. Baki Hanma has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Guerrero
vs
Hanma

178 cm
27
218 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

190 cm
24
209 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brute

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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggy Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero tries to clinch

and Hanma counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Guerrero!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hanma thows a huge punch but Guerrero dodges it nicely.
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Guerrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanma throwing shots but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Guerrero is trying is best to control the position here.
Guerrero wants to improve his position but Hanma is controlling well.
Hanma is trying to control the action in half guard but Guerrero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands strikes from half guard.
Guerrero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanma lands a nice short elbow.
Guerrero trying to control but Hanma postures up.
Hanma is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hanma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerrero working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma chips away with some ground and pound.
Hanma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guerrero tries to stand but Hanma is controlling from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero is fighting to break Hanma's control of his arms but Hanma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Baki Hanma was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hanma counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guerrero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerrero is looking to sweep but instead, Hanma has passed into half guard.
Hanma is just content to waste time from the top position. Guerrero takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerrero working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerrero is keeping the position for now.
Guerrero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanma throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guerrero closes the distance and clinches.
Guerrero taking a breather.
Guerrero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerrero stalling against the cage.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanma blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero presses Hanma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerrero misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero digs a right hand underneath Hanma's ribcage. Hanma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Guerrero tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guerrero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Guerrero throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Guerrero wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side

and Hanma counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Guerrero!
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!
Guerrero is in a horrible position here. Hanma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero really wants to buck Hanma off and get back to his feet.
Hanma unloading with bombs!
Guerrero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanma.
Guerrero is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanma controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to ground and pound but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Hanma dominating with strikes here.
Hanma pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hanma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guerrero hang on?
Hanma tries to control but Guerrero wriggling away.
Guerrero is bucking up trying to escape but Hanma cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Guerrero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hanma tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hanma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Guerrero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanma has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guerrero's face.

Guerrero is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Hanma! Guerrero is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Baki Hanma!
A very excited looking Baki Hanma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.