PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hattori (ranked 4786 p4p, 490 weight class) and Daniel Dan (ranked 25135 p4p, 632 weight class). Daniel Dan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hattori
vs
Dan

184 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanzo Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Dan !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hattori is trying to trip Dan . He has hold of a leg but Dan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hattori persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hattori is working Dan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hattori wants to pass the guard but Dan is keeping the position.
Hattori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hattori has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dan , not yet.
Hattori showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hattori trying to move into half guard but instead Dan has managed to sweep!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori has control of Dan 's left arm, preventing Dan from doing any damage.
Hattori keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Hattori wants to sweep but no luck.
Hattori keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Dan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hattori is retaining full guard.
Dan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hattori keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dan content to stall in guard here.
Dan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hattori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dan preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Dan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hattori is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hattori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dan keeps working.
Dan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hattori in particular looking to stall.
Dan tries to roll over but Hattori keeps him under control.
Hattori is trying to control the action in half guard but Dan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hattori stalling away here and it's allowed Dan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dan being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hattori is one step ahead there.
Dan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hattori got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hattori has managed to get both his arms back between Dan 's legs - danger averted.
Dan keeping moving, preventing Hattori from controlling successfully.
Dan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hattori controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hattori working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dan keeping moving, preventing Hattori from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hattori shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hattori lands a couple of digs.
Hattori is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dan keeping moving, preventing Hattori from controlling successfully.
Dan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hattori content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hattori keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dan 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori looking to pass the guard.
Hattori trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.
Hattori is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dan is trying to keep Hattori in close.
Hattori trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hattori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dan can do to turn this around?

Dan drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan stopping the sweep attempt from Hattori.
Dan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hattori looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hattori wants to control but Dan is keeping busy.
Dan thows a huge punch but Hattori dodges it nicely.
Dan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Dan wants to work for an arm triangle but Hattori is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hattori wants to control but Dan is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattori is trying to control but Dan manages to pass to mount!
Hattori regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hattori manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dan stopping the sweep attempt from Hattori.
Hattori keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
Dan stopping the sweep attempt from Hattori.
Hattori is controlling Dan 's posture.
Hattori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori working a defensive guard here.

Hattori working for submissions but it's allowed Dan to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dan in particular looking to stall.
Hattori wants to get back to full guard but Dan has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dan working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Dan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hattori is on top in guard.

Daniel Dan has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hattori postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hattori trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori is really struggling to control Dan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hattori seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dan keeping moving, preventing Hattori from controlling successfully.
Dan looking to control.
Dan has control of Hattori's left arm, preventing Hattori from doing any damage.
Hattori wants to control from the top but Dan keeps moving.
Hattori lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hattori trying to control the position from guard on top but Dan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hattori sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hattori postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hattori looking to pass the guard.
Hattori trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hattori accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dan lands in his opponent's guard.
Hattori wants to sweep here but Dan controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan trying to control but Hattori is working from the bottom.
Hattori working a defensive guard here.
Hattori has momentary wrist control but Dan slips an elbow through the middle.
Dan slips nicely into half guard.
Hattori gets full guard.
Dan wants to pass the guard but Hattori is keeping the position.
Dan stopping the sweep attempt from Hattori.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dan trying to control but Hattori is working from the bottom.
Hattori keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
Dan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dan trying to control but Hattori is working from the bottom.
Dan stopping the sweep attempt from Hattori.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dan 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dan !