PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hattori (ranked 3677 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 484 p4p, 504 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuti's choice of entrance music: Expensive Shit. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hattori
vs
Kuti

189 cm
21
201
7 - 6 - 0

192 cm
25
195
6 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanzo Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti misses with a looping left.
Kuti scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hattori. Those never looked like landing.
Hattori walks into a left hand.
Kuti moves forwards but Hattori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hattori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuti! But no joy.
Hattori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuti circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuti connects with a body shot that sends Hattori's belly button to the back.
Kuti throws a lazy right hand but Hattori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hattori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuti scrambles back to his feet.
Hattori slips a jab from Kuti.
An attempted straight right counter from Hattori misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hattori's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hattori duly obliges.
Hattori swings widly with a right hand
and Kuti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hattori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuti lands a jab to the nose.
Hattori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Kuti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hattori.
Hattori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuti.
Hattori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuti misses with an uppercut.
Kuti cracks Hattori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hattori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hattori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Hattori.
Hattori misses with a looping right.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
Kuti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hattori misses with a hook
and Kuti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hattori is rocked!
Hanzo Hattori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuti is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hattori flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hattori is out cold! Kuti holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fela Kuti!
Fela Kuti made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.