PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mando Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mando Max is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hanks
vs
Max

187 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Advanced Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mando Max!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks checks a low kick from Max.
Max shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanks sprawls well. He's pushed Max's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Hanks misses.
Hanks slaps away a takedown attempt from Max, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to de liver by Hanks. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Max fails to land the takedown.
Dan Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mando Max.
Hanks looks to land a combination but Max avoids it well.
Max lands with a slapping head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanks.

It looks like Mando Max has been cut.
Hanks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Max circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hanks has Max up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanks pushes Max back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks is trying to break free.
Max wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanks gets through Max's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Max tries to pull guard but Hanks holds him up against the cage and eventually Max drops back down to his feet.
Max goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hanks prevents it.
Max looks gassed!
Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Max has double underhooks.
Hanks tries to break free but Max pushes him back against the cage.

Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanks tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanks lands with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanks scores with a four punch combination!
Hanks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hanks drops Max with a beautiful combination! Max stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanks is looking for the KO!

Max is rocked!

Hanks drops Max with a left right combo! Hanks follows him down to the ground into side control.
Max is still in real trouble! Can Hanks finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanks decides to stand back up. Hanks steps back and let's Max get back to his feet.
Max seems to have recovered his senses.

Hanks drops Max with a beautiful combination! Max stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanks is looking for the KO!

Hanks closes the distance and clinches.

Hanks breaks from the clinch.
Hanks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Max.
Hanks is working the combinations to good effect here.
A head kick misses from Max.
No joy there for Hanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Max takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Hanks forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
Hanks is stalling here.
Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Max prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch.
Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanks could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hanks is stalling here.
Max tries to break free but Hanks pushes him back against the cage.
Max is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hanks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Max.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max has had enough of the clinch but Hanks keeps him there for the moment.

Hanks manages to break the clinch.
Hanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hanks has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hanks moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
Max keeps control of Hanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Max.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Max has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanks.

Hanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Hanks. Beautiful body shot.
Hanks lands with a nice combination. Max backs away looking to recover.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hanks closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Hanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Max wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanks won't allow it.
Hanks wants to break free but Max has control.
Max wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanks has him pressed against the cage.
Hanks stalling against the cage.
Hanks can't break the clinch.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Hanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Hanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Max has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.

Hanks manages to break the clinch.
Max is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hanks clinches up with Max and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mando Max's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Hanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanks lands a body shot.
Dan Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Hanks as Max shoots in.
Dan Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanks avoids a kick to the body.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Hanks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanks scores with a jab to the body.
Max fails with the takedown.
Dan Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mando Max.
Hanks lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Max circles away quickly and effectively.
Max is breathing heavily.
Hanks looks to land a combination. Max sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanks 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanks is looking to wear down Max with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Max has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Hanks is trying to break free.
Hanks tries to circle away but Max has him pinned against the cage.
Hanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
Hanks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Max up against the cage.
Hanks lands a right hand.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Max keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanks.
Hanks tries to break free but Max pushes him back against the cage.

Hanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hanks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hanks pulls guard successfully.
Max prevents Hanks from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hanks pulls Max in close to his closed guard and prevents Max from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hanks is trying to keep Max in close.
Hanks wants to stand and escape but Max is having none of it.
Max stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max shoots in for a double leg but Hanks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dan Hanks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hanks clinches with his opponent.
Hanks tries to circle away but Max has him pinned against the cage.
Hanks just leaning against Max, taking a breather.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Max prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch.
Max fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max throws a half hearted mid kick.
Max needs to keep his hands up - Hanks had a free shot at his head there.
Hanks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanks throws a right hand that Max ducks under and follows up with a left that Max also avoids with ease.
Hanks cracks Max with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Max has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanks darts in and clinches Max up against the cage.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Max has the dominant position.
Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Max has double underhooks.
Hanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Max won't allow it.
Hanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanks fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hanks pulls guard effortlessly.
Max is fighting to break Hanks's control of his arms but Hanks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanks trying to control the position.
Hanks keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hanks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hanks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mando Max's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Max misses with a combination
enabling Hanks to counter with a crisp jab.
Max is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Max gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Hanks finds it's target.
Max doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanks lands a with a good body shot.

Hanks drives through and clinches with Max against the cage.
Max drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dan Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mando Max.
Hanks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanks stalling against the cage.

Hanks decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks is looking to stand up but Max isn't so interested in that idea.
Max in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Max throws a big right hand that misses.
Max wants to get up but he can't break Hanks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hanks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Max preventing the sweep.
Hanks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Hanks is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanks controlling the action here for a moment.
Max looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Max is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

Hanks decides to pull guard.
Hanks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hanks trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.
Max wants to pass the guard but Hanks is keeping the position.
Hanks has his hands on Max's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hanks wants to sweep here but Max controlling him for the moment.
Dan Hanks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Max trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.

Hanks pushes Max off and gets back to his feet.
Hanks throws a combination. Max tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mando Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanks 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Dan Hanks!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Dan Hanks!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Dan Hanks!

Dan Hanks wins by unanimous decision!