PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ni Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by GLADIATOR THEME. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hao
vs
Ray

185 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Convicted
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ni Hao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Ray!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hao.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Ray scores with a jab to the head.
Hao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ray scores with a jab. Hao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hao takes the fight into the clinch.

Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao keeps the fight on the outside.
Hao moves away from the strike by Ray.
Hao looks to clinch
and Ray counters with a left to the body.
Ray throws a combination. Hao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed right hand from Hao misses the target.
Ray missing with a left hand there. Hao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Ray.
Ray waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao moves out of range of the strikes.
Hao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hao connects with a body shot.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Hao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hao counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Ray finds it's way through Hao's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Ray walks into a left hand.
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ray misses with a body shot
and Hao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ray thinking.
Ray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hao in his tracks.
Ray scores with a nice right hand.
Hao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Hao misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hao.
Ray throws a hook but Hao blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Hao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao is looking to clinch but Ray is avoiding it.
A big left from Ray misses.
Hao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ray.
Hao is looking to clinch.
Ray misses with a body shot
and Hao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ray thinking.
Ray throws a body punch but Hao moves out of range.
Hao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hao dodges the punch combination from Ray.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray lands a jab.
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!
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Ray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hao throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Ray misses
and Hao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hao swinging wilding here.
Ray lands a nice hook to Hao's body. Hao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Ray gets a clinch.
Hao digs a right hand into Ray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ray's gas tank.
Hao blocks a body shot from Ray.
Hao has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Ray tries to land knees in the clinch but Hao avoids the damage to the body.
Ray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ray working hard to break the clinch.
Hao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Hao has the dominant position.
Ray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
Hao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ray working hard to break the clinch.
Ray working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hao fails to land.
Hao is trying to break free.

Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray misses with a looping left.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Hao misses with a wild body shot.
Hao defending well as Ray loads up on a big left hand.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Hao misses.
Ray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hao counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ray misses with an uppercut. Hao saw that one coming.
Hao throws a combination that misses
and Ray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Hao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.

Ray breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Hao.
Ray misses with a double jab.

Hao drives through and clinches with Ray against the ropes.
Ray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hao tries to break the clinch but Ray is controlling the position.
Hao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Hao is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Ray scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ray.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Hao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rays head.
Ray tries to break free but Hao pushes him back against the ropes.
Ray misses with a punch to the body.
Hao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hao lands with a right to the head.

Hao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hao.
Ray looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
Hao lands with a shot to the body.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Ray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao.
Hao throws out a loose jab but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Ray misses.
Hao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Hao misses.
A big right from Ray misses.
Ray misses with a hook to the body
and Hao counters with a right hand to the body.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Hao.
Hao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Ray.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
Ray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ni Hao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ray moves out of range as Hao strikes.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ray duly obliges.
Hao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Hao moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray misses with a straight left.
Ray takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
Ray slips a jab from Hao.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray misses with a looping right.
A cross from Hao lands.
Hao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hao scores with a nice right hand.

Ray is rocked!

Hao moves into the clinch.
Ray is still on wobbly legs! Can Hao finish him?
Hao lands a big right hand that drops Ray! The killer instinct kicks in and Hao finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ni Hao!
Ni Hao retains his light heavyweight title!