PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josiformiga Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Josiformiga Zelditeez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Zelditeez
vs
Hanma

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josiformiga Zelditeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelditeez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanma tries to clinch up but Zelditeez circles away and keeps his distance.

Hanma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hanma stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zelditeez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanma on the side of the head.
Zelditeez wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hanma. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez throws a one two combo.
Hanma tries to clinch but Zelditeez is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Zelditeez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Zelditeez as he connects with a hook.
Zelditeez tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zelditeez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zelditeez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hanma is rocked!
Hanma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zelditeez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanma goes for a double leg but Zelditeez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zelditeez continues to drive forward.

Hanma manages to pull guard.
Zelditeez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hanma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zelditeez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma has Zelditeez pulled in close to control his posture.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Zelditeez from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zelditeez is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zelditeez feints a jab promting Hanma to slip. Zelditeez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hanma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Hanma gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Zelditeez.
Zelditeez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanma can't get the takedown.
Zelditeez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma is trying to break the clinch but Zelditeez has him pressed against the cage.
Zelditeez tries to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling the position.
Hanma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zelditeez.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelditeez misses with a punch to the body.
Zelditeez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Zelditeez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelditeez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma prevents Zelditeez from breaking the clinch.

Hanma lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zelditeez wants to stand and escape but Hanma is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zelditeez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanma circles away quickly and effectively.
Zelditeez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Hanma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Hanma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zelditeez trying to hold on to Hanma's head to control him but Hanma postures up.
Zelditeez wants to improve his position but Hanma is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zelditeez is looking to control Hanma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zelditeez avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to control the action in half guard but Zelditeez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zelditeez is looking to control Hanma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zelditeez avoid being mounted?

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zelditeez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanma.
Hanma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanma wants to clinch up but Zelditeez keeps it at a distance.
Hanma throws a right hand that Zelditeez ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelditeez also avoids with ease.

Hanma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zelditeez to the mat! Zelditeez manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez pulls Hanma in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanma from doing any damage or advancing position.
Old Hanma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zelditeez looking to control.
Hanma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanma postures up in Zelditeez's guard and throws a big left but Zelditeez blocks it.
Zelditeez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanma won't allow Zelditeez to get back to his feet.
Hanma controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Josiformiga Zelditeez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma doesn't manage to clinch there - Zelditeez circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zelditeez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanma is looking to clinch but Zelditeez is avoiding it.
Zelditeez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zelditeez wants it to stay on the feet.
Hanma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Josiformiga Zelditeez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Hanma.
Zelditeez lands with a nice combination. Hanma backs away looking to recover.

Hanma shoots in and gets a takedown into Zelditeez's guard.
Hanma passes Zelditeez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez wants to improve his position but Hanma is controlling well.
Hanma trying to mount his opponent but Zelditeez defends it.
Zelditeez is looking to escape.
Zelditeez won't allow Hanma to pass to mount.
Zelditeez wants to control but Hanma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zelditeez gets full guard.
Hanma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zelditeez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Old Hanma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zelditeez cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zelditeez tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Zelditeez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanma.
Hanma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zelditeez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zelditeez is looking to clinch.

Hanma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zelditeez is positioning himself well to prevent Hanma advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zelditeez can't escape the position.
Hanma content just to control the position here.

Hanma is working for a guillotine from mount but Zelditeez frees his head quite easily.
Hanma controlling from mount.
Zelditeez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanma landing strikes from the mount.
Hanma tries to control but Zelditeez wriggling away.
Zelditeez wants to hold on but Hanma pushes him away.
Hanma content just to control the position here.
Zelditeez tries to hold on but Hanma pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez is looking to improve his position but Hanma isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zelditeez tries to hold on but Hanma postures up.
Zelditeez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Hanma is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Zelditeez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zelditeez wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hanma.
Hanma doesn't have the hooks in and Zelditeez manages to turn into his guard.
Hanma wants to sweep but no luck.
Zelditeez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hanma looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zelditeez passes into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Old Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Hanma!