PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mano De Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Diablo comes to the cage accompanied by "Jars" by Chevelle. Jakob Hanson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Diablo
vs
Hanson

191 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
244 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mano De Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Hanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from De Diablo as Hanson shoots in.
De Diablo slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.

De Diablo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanson takes a shot to the head.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by De Diablo.
De Diablo digs a right hand into Hanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanson's gas tank.
A short right from De Diablo.
Hanson letting De Diablo take a breather here.
Hanson wants to break free but De Diablo has control.
Hanson tries to break free but De Diablo pushes him back against the cage.

De Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson wants to clinch but De Diablo slips to the side

and De Diablo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Diablo lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from De Diablo.
De Diablo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanson's efforts to push away.
Hanson stalls.
De Diablo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
A right hand to the body from De Diablo.
Hanson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Diablo is working Hanson over against the cage.
De Diablo stops a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Mano De Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Hanson.
De Diablo lands with a light punch inside.
De Diablo lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Diablo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanson.

De Diablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

De Diablo darts in and clinches Hanson up against the cage.
De Diablo effectively controlling the action here.
De Diablo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanson wants to get back to striking at distance but De Diablo won't allow it.

De Diablo breaks the clinch.

De Diablo moves into the clinch.

De Diablo breaks the clinch.

De Diablo drives through and clinches with Hanson against the cage.
De Diablo lands an uppercut.
De Diablo lands a body punch in the clinch.

De Diablo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Diablo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Diablo stalls.

De Diablo manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and De Diablo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Diablo has Hanson pushed against the cage.
De Diablo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
De Diablo lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Diablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Diablo connects with a body shot.

De Diablo has managed to clinch.
De Diablo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Diablo scores with a shot to the side of Hanson's head.
De Diablo stalling the fight.
De Diablo lands a right hand.
Hanson takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Diablo.
Hanson wants a takedown but no success here.

De Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanson wants to clinch but De Diablo slips to the side

and De Diablo counters by clinching up.
De Diablo lands with a short shot to the head.
De Diablo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanson up against the cage.
Hanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Diablo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
De Diablo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanson being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Diablo lands a left hand.
De Diablo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Diablo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Diablo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson can't find room to land a body shot as De Diablo controls the action.
A short right from De Diablo.

De Diablo breaks the clinch.

De Diablo closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Diablo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Diablo lands a right hand.

De Diablo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. De Diablo saw that one coming.
Jakob Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and De Diablo counters by moving into the clinch.
De Diablo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Diablo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Diablo.
De Diablo has Hanson pressed against the cage.
De Diablo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Diablo avoiding damage.
De Diablo gets through Hanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Diablo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mano De Diablo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hanson darts in trying to clinch
and De Diablo counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson throws a combination that misses

and De Diablo counters by clinching up.
A short left from De Diablo.
De Diablo gets through Hanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Diablo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

De Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Diablo gets a clinch.
De Diablo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hanson up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Diablo lands with a light punch inside.
De Diablo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mano De Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Hanson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for De Diablo to work.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but De Diablo is controlling the position.
De Diablo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Diablo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

De Diablo manages to break the clinch.

Hanson tries to keep at a distance but De Diablo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanson takes a shot to the head.
Hanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Diablo has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but De Diablo has double underhooks.
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Diablo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

De Diablo breaks the clinch.
Mano De Diablo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Diablo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
De Diablo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanson.
Hanson jumps guard but De Diablo stands there with Hanson around his waist. Hanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hanson tries to pull guard but De Diablo won't allow it.
De Diablo lands a nice uppercut.
De Diablo stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Hanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Diablo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

De Diablo breaks the clinch.
Hanson wants to clinch

and De Diablo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Diablo.
De Diablo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

De Diablo manages to break the clinch.

De Diablo closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo effectively controlling the action here.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Diablo.
A short right from De Diablo on the inside.
De Diablo lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from De Diablo - that landed with a thud.
De Diablo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

De Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson darts in trying to clinch
letting De Diablo counter with a right hand.
Hanson looks to clinch

and De Diablo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Diablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Diablo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from De Diablo.
De Diablo stalls.
Hanson looking for a takedown.
Hanson tries to score a body lock takedown but De Diablo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

De Diablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson misses with a jab to the body
and De Diablo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanson misses with a double jab
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hanson tries to keep at a distance but De Diablo has taken the fight into the clinch.

De Diablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and De Diablo moves into the clinch.
De Diablo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanson up against the cage.
A short right from De Diablo.
Hanson can't get the takedown.
De Diablo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

De Diablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanson tries to bum rush De Diablo with a series of wild strikes but De Diablo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

De Diablo darts in and clinches Hanson up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mano De Diablo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hanson tries to clinch but De Diablo moves away
and De Diablo counters with a two punch combo.
Hanson misses with a combination

and De Diablo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Diablo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mano De Diablo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but De Diablo is controlling him.
De Diablo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by De Diablo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Diablo.
Hanson is trying to drag De Diablo to the mat but De Diablo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

De Diablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

De Diablo moves into range and clinches up with Hanson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Diablo.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from De Diablo.
De Diablo cracks Hanson with a nice body shot.
Hanson has De Diablo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Diablo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Diablo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

De Diablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

De Diablo clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but De Diablo is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Diablo.
De Diablo lands with a right to the head.
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.

De Diablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Diablo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanson can do to turn this around?
De Diablo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Diablo duly obliges.
Hanson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanson tries to clinch but De Diablo moves away

and De Diablo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Diablo.
De Diablo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Diablo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanson's efforts to push away.
De Diablo lands a body shot.
De Diablo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanson tries to circle away but De Diablo has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Diablo.
De Diablo lands a shot to the body.
De Diablo leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Diablo lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

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.
Hanson is trying to force a seperation but De Diablo has the dominant position.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but De Diablo has him pressed against the cage.
De Diablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

De Diablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson misses with a combination
and De Diablo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson clinches but De Diablo breaks the clinch
and De Diablo counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanson fails with the takedown

and De Diablo moves into the clinch.
Mano De Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Hanson.
A nice left hand lands by De Diablo.
Hanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

De Diablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Diablo sprawls well. De Diablo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanson tries to clinch but De Diablo moves away

and De Diablo counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by De Diablo.
Hanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Diablo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Diablo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Diablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Diablo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
De Diablo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanson up against the cage.
De Diablo is pressed up against the cage. Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Diablo down to the mat. De Diablo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Diablo lands with a right hand.
Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Diablo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson tries to clinch but De Diablo moves away
and De Diablo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

De Diablo pushes Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.

De Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

De Diablo takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Diablo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Diablo as he jumps to the side.
Hanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Diablo to score with a decent uppercut.

De Diablo darts in and clinches Hanson up against the cage.
Hanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Diablo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jakob Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mano De Diablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from De Diablo as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mano De Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Diablo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mano De Diablo!