PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiko Haroshim (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.

Hand
vs
Haroshim

191 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiko Haroshim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haroshim misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Haroshim - just one landing.
Hand fails to land with a series of punches.
Haroshim misses with a hook.
Haroshim moves out of range as Hand strikes.
Haroshim throws a hook but Hand blocks it.
Jab, jab by Haroshim - just one landing.
Haroshim misses with a looping right.
Hand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haroshim tries to close the distance and clinch but Hand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Haroshim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hand doesn't seem phased though.
Haroshim gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Tiko Haroshim has been cut.
A punch combination from Hand misses.
Haroshim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haroshim misses with a head kick.
Haroshim looks to land a right hand but Hand moved out of range.
Hand lands a nice hook to Haroshim's body. Haroshim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hand thows a body shot but no joy.
Haroshim fails to land with a series of punches.
Haroshim cracks Hand with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haroshim throws a push kick but Hand slaps the foot to one side.
Haroshim throws a hook to the side of Hand's head but Hand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haroshim connects with a looping right hand.
Haroshim throws a jab when Hand was well out of range.
Hand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hand tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hand misses with a two punch combination.
Hand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haroshim misses with a combination
letting Hand counter with a right hand.

Haroshim is rocked!
A choreographed right hand from Hand misses the target.
Haroshim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hand finish him?
Haroshim misses with an uppercut. Hand saw that one coming.
Haroshim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hand.
Haroshim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haroshim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand misses with an uppercut.
Hand connects with a nice cross there... Haroshim is looking wobbly and Hand recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Haroshim to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Hand jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Hand!