PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1185 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 145 p4p, 195 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hanma
vs
Badass

175 cm
31
145
15 - 17 - 0

176 cm
38
156
26 - 21 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Hanma's head.

Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Hanma misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Badass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badass tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Hanma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanma connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Badass has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Hanma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Hanma finds it's target.
Nice shot by Badass.
Hanma moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Badass.
Badass scores with the left hand. Hanma knows he should have avoided that one.
Hanma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanma's sensitive parts.
Badass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donk. Hanma catches Badass right on the button with a cross.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass misses with a looping left.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Badass looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Hanma is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badass throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma slips a straight right by Badass.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Hanma lands a head shot.
Badass throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanma. That snapped Badass's head back.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Badass staying out of range there.
Badass lands a high kick!
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Hanma thows a body kick. Badass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badass misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Badass with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Badass.
Badass on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanma avoids a kick to the body.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Badass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badass misses with a left hand
and Hanma counters with a low kick, right behind Badass 's knee.
Badass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badass thinking.
Badass scores with a hook to the body. Hanma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass moves forwards but Hanma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badass. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Hanma throwing a counter right hand but Badass manages to avoid it.
Hanma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanma connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
And Badass responds with a good body kick, but Hanma manages to step out the way in time.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Badass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Badass throws a chopping leg kick but Hanma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma tries to land a front kick but Badass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Badass misses with a double jab
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Hanma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Badass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Hanma digs a good hook to Badass's body.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range.
Badass thows a body kick. Hanma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
Badass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Hanma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Badass misses.
Badass throws a big shot that misses.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma avoids a kick to the body.
Badass misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
Badass defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma blocks a low kick nicely.
Badass thuds a left hand into Hanma's body.
Hanma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma throws a shot to the body.
Badass throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanma with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Badass tries to work over Hanma's front leg with a kick but Hanma checks it.
Hanma tried to counter with a leg kick but Badass avoided it.
Hanma feints and then cracks Badass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badass down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Badass's front leg but catches the back leg as Badass tries to avoid it.
Badass connects with a high kick.
Badass looks to clinch
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Badass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Badass misses its intended target.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Badass misses.
Badass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Badass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badass's sensitive parts.
Badass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Badass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badass throws a body kick that misses
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Badass tried to score with a low kick but Hanma checks it.
It looked like Hanma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanma scores with a body shot.
A big left from Badass misses.
Hanma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Badass.
Hanma cracks Badass with a good jab.
Badass misses with a hook to the body
and Hanma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma thuds his right hand into Badass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Badass is looking to chop away at Hanma's legs.
Badass throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Badass misses with a shot to the body
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Badass.
Hanma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Badass moves away from the strike by Hanma.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Hanma lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hanma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
Badass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Badass connects with a crisp jab.
Hanma with the inside leg kick.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Badass misses
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Badass.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanma misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass tries to move into range but Hanma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Badass throws a good cross that connects.
Badass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanma takes one on the button.
Hanma misses with a shot to the body
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanma finds it's way round the side to connect with Badass's head.
Badass works the jab nicely.
Badass scores with a jab to the head.
Badass pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hanma with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Badass misses
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanma was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
Badass misses with a hook.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Valtteri Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Badass lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Badass lands.
Hanma throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Badass misses with a looping left.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Badass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badass misses with a body shot.
Jab from Badass.
Badass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanma misses with a kick to the body
and Badass counters with a leg kick.
Badass throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Badass backs away, Hanma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Badass misses.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Hanma avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma connects with a looping right hand.
Hanma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badass's sensitive parts.
Badass takes one to the chin there.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma lands the left hand.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma needs to keep his hands up - Badass had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badass.
Hanma scores with a jab to the head.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanma scores with a nice body kick.
Badass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Badass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badass manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass cracks a nice hook into Hanma's ribs.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badass.
Hanma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

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 Baki Hanma.
Well Hanma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
A less than humble Baki Hanma misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.