PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davey Boy Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Boy Hastings
vs
Flanagan

182 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davey Boy Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a series of punches but Hastings moves out of range.
Flanagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hastings falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Flanagan counter with a right hand.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hastings tries to clinch there but Flanagan circles away.
Flanagan is looking to land body kicks.
Flanagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanagan throws a nice looking combination but Hastings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flanagan misses with a looping left.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Flanagan misses with a combination
enabling Hastings to counter with a crisp jab.
Flanagan throws a combination that misses
and Hastings counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a series of punches but Hastings avoids them all with ease.
Flanagan lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hastings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flanagan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flanagan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hastings in his tracks.
Flanagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flanagan.
Hastings misses with a body shot.
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Rory Flanagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flanagan scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Flanagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hastings defending well as Flanagan loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hastings. That's going to slow Flanagan down.
Flanagan throws a combination. Hastings tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Flanagan looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hastings misses.
Flanagan with a nice cross.
Hastings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flanagan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hastings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hastings misses with a few strikes there.
Flanagan with a nice cross.
Flanagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hastings.
A punch combination from Hastings misses.
Hastings slips a jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flanagan misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hastings misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flanagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
Hastings defending well as Flanagan loads up on a big left hand.
Flanagan connects with a body shot.
Flanagan lands a nice hook to Hastings's body. Hastings takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Flanagan finds it's way through Hastings's defenses.
Hastings staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Flanagan misses.
Hastings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flanagan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hastings had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan jabs at Hastings's body.
Flanagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hastings misses with a takedown attempt - Flanagan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flanagan throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flanagan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hastings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanagan.
Flanagan works Hastings's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flanagan misses with a wild combination.
Hastings takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Flanagan dominated that round.
That's time! Hastings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hastings shoots for a double leg takedown but Flanagan sprawls well. He's pushed Hastings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hastings has a takedown stuffed.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown but Flanagan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Boy Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hastings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flanagan lands a nice looking body shot.
Flanagan misses with a body shot
and Hastings counters with a series of strikes. Flanagan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flanagan lands with a nice combination. Hastings backs away looking to recover.
Nice cross by Flanagan.
Flanagan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flanagan swings for the body but Hastings moves out of range.
Davey Boy Hastings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hastings moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
Flanagan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a good cross that connects.
Hastings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hastings tries to clinch up but Flanagan circles away and keeps his distance.

Flanagan gets caught flat footed, as Hastings shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Flanagan has his feet on Hastings's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flanagan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Flanagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hastings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hastings throws a right and a left that Flanagan avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Flanagan misses its intended target.
Rory Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a double jab
and Hastings counters with a good low kick that Flanagan was not able to check.
Hastings slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
Hastings throws a head kick but Flanagan moves out of range.
Hastings throws a right and a left that Flanagan avoids nicely.
Flanagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hastings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flanagan misses with a hook. Hastings ducked under it nicely.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hastings moves away.
Hastings has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flanagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Hastings's head.
Hastings has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flanagan throws a combination that misses
and Hastings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan slips a jab and a cross from Hastings.
Flanagan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hastings shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Flanagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hastings misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hastings does no damage.
Flanagan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hastings counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hastings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flanagan throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Flanagan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

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.
Flanagan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flanagan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Flanagan misses with a shot to the body

and Hastings counters by clinching up.

Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flanagan misses with a body shot

and Hastings counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hastings advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hastings tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hastings has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rory Flanagan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Hastings.
Hastings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Flanagan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hastings counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flanagan throws a nice looking combination but Hastings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
Flanagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flanagan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hastings.
Flanagan scores with a punch to the head.
Flanagan looks to land a right hand but Hastings moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan looks to land a combination but Hastings avoids it well.
Hastings slips under a jab.
Jab by Flanagan.
Flanagan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the body from Flanagan misses
and Hastings counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Flanagan scores with a nice right hand.
Hastings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hastings misses with a combination
and Flanagan counters with a two punch combo.
Rory Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Flanagan misses its intended target.

Hastings scores with a takedown into Flanagan's guard.

Hastings is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Hastings decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hastings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Flanagan moved away.
Flanagan throws a combination that misses

and Hastings counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flanagan's guard now.
Hastings pushes down on Flanagan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hastings is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hastings stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hastings moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
Flanagan misses with a hook.
Flanagan misses with a hook.
Hastings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hastings throws an overhand right that lands on Flanagan's shoulder, as Flanagan tries to avoid the shot.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hastings misses with a looping left.
Hastings takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

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.
Hastings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hastings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hastings misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flanagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Flanagan jabs at Hastings's body.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flanagan takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
Hastings on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flanagan punishes Hastings's body with a nice straight punch.
Davey Boy Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Flanagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flanagan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Boy Hastings showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flanagan 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Flanagan!