PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Danzig
vs
Hands

195 cm
20
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunder Hands!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
Hands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hands tries to clinch
and Danzig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danzig lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danzig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hands shoots in looking for a takedown but Danzig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hands's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danzig misses with a combination
and Hands counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Danzig is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hands shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danzig defends it nicely.
Danzig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
Danzig misses with a few strikes there.
Danzig throws a one two combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danzig throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig swinging wildly here.
Danzig keeps the fight on the outside.
Hands misses with a takedown attempt - Danzig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Hands.
Danzig's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Danzig duly obliges.
Danzig is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hands fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danzig avoids it really well and circles away.
Danzig is looking to chop away at Hands's legs.
Danzig really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hands shoots in for a takedown but Danzig shows good takedown defense.
Danzig stuffs the takedown.
Danzig throws a combination. Hands tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Danzig.
Hands throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.
Danzig attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hands moves in looking to clinch but Danzig pushes him off.
Danzig is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danzig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hands counters with a head kick. That will keep Danzig thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.
Danzig stuffs the takedown.
Danzig misses with a few strikes there.
Hands wants to clinch but Danzig slips to the side
and Danzig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hands shoots in and drives through. Danzig sprawls well.
Danzig misses with a series of wild punches.
Danzig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hands shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Danzig pinned against the cage. Danzig gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danzig scores with a one two! Hands had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig misses with a two punch combination.
Hands is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hands shoots for a takedown but Danzig saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John Danzig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hands lands a body shot.
Danzig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hands.
Some wild striking there from Hands.
Hands checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig throws a solid leg kick but Hands takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danzig.
Danzig misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Danzig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hands shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Danzig sprawls well. Danzig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hands gets slowly back to his feet.
Danzig tried to score with a low kick but Hands checks it.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Danzig thows a leg kick but Hands checks it
and Hands counters with a body kick that stops Danzig in his tracks momentarily.
No luck for Hands with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Danzig.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Hands shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danzig but Danzig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands closes the distance and clinches up with Danzig, looking for a takedown. Hands pushes Danzig against the cage but Danzig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hands moves out of range of the leg kick from Danzig.
Hands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danzig misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hands is defended easily by Danzig.
Danzig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danzig swinging wildly here.
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands shoots in for a takedown but Danzig shows good takedown defense.
Hands swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Danzig.
Danzig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hands wants to clinch up but Danzig keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Danzig.
Hands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danzig swivels and escapes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Danzig!
Hands throws the kick towards the body but Danzig avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses
and Hands counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hands misses with a takedown attempt - Danzig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Danzig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Danzig moves out of range easily.
Danzig throws a combination. Hands tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danzig looks to land a combination but Hands avoids it well.
Danzig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hands.
Danga de danga de dang - Danzig scores with a four punch combination!
Danzig looks to land a combination but Hands avoids it well.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig misses with a few strikes there.
Hands dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Danzig misses with a series of wild punches.
Hands shoots for a takedown but Danzig saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzig throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hands fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.
Hands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danzig swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Danzig dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Danzig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a solid body kick.
Danzig scores with a one two! Hands had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck for Hands with that takedown attempt.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hands throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hands dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Danzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hands looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danzig is fending him off so far but Hands persists. Nope, Danzig circles away and we're back to standing.
Danzig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danzig misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danzig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hands.
John Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Danzig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Danzig.
Danzig misses with a low kick.
A combination from Danzig does no damage.
Danzig tries to bum rush Hands with a series of wild strikes but Hands uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danzig misses with the combination.
Hands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
Hands shoots for a takedown but Danzig saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danzig throws a chopping leg kick but Hands manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John Danzig is winning the standup battle so far.
Hands dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Danzig moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danzig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danzig blocks a head kick by Hands.
Danzig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danzig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danzig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Hands with that takedown attempt.
Danzig swats away the attempt to clinch by Hands.
Danzig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danzig stuffs the takedown.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Danzig throws a leg kick
and Hands makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Danzig counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hands with that takedown attempt.
Hands blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig. Those never looked like landing.
Danzig tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Danzig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danzig stuffs the takedown attempt from Hands. Hands gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Danzig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danzig misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Danzig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danzig 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Danzig!