PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grundy
vs
Hanson

225 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grundy throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grundy looks to land a combination but Hanson avoids it well.
Grundy looks to throw the jab but Hanson is out of range.
Hanson throws a push kick but Grundy slaps the foot to one side.
Hanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson throws an off balance right hand
and Grundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Hanson coming out on top.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson misses with a hook to the body
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
Tom Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Grundy does no damage.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson slips a jab and a cross from Grundy.
Hanson takes a swing at Grundy's ribcage but misses.
Hanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Solomon Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Grundy ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Grundy does no damage.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Grundy slips the punch.
Grundy throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Grundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Grundy defending well as Hanson loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy moves forwards but Hanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Grundy misses.
Hanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Grundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanson throws out the jab.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Grundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Grundy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grundy throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Grundy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grundy cracks a nice hook into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson lands with a shot to the body.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grundy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a big shot that misses.
Grundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanson.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grundy.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Grundy moves away and avoids it.
Hanson misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grundy.
Grundy defending well as Hanson loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Grundy checks a low kick from Hanson.
A cross from Hanson lands.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Grundy counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Grundy moved out of range.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Grundy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grundy.
Grundy blocks a jab.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grundy lands with a good body shot.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grundy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanson. That snapped Grundy's head back.
Grundy takes one to the chin there.
Hanson swings for the body but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grundy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Tom Hanson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a double jab

and Grundy counters with a crisp one two that drops Hanson! Grundy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hanson to his feet! Hanson is in big trouble!
Hanson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Grundy sends Hanson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grundy is motioning to the referee to let Hanson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grundy counters with a right hand to the body.
Grundy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grundy swings for the body but Hanson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Grundy.
Grundy scores with a jab.
Hanson slips a jab from Grundy.
Grundy takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
Hanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grundy counters with a one-two to the body.
Grundy tries to bum rush Hanson with a series of wild strikes but Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Grundy slips the punch.
Grundy lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Grundy.
The fighters circling - Grundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Grundy slips the punch.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grundy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grundy has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grundy.
Hanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grundy avoids it really well and circles away.
Grundy tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson throws a sloppy body shot
and Grundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grundy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanson lands a head shot.
Grundy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson throws a right hand that misses
and Grundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grundy slips a jab from Hanson.
Hanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grundy lands with a cross.
Grundy lands an uppercut, right on the button! Hanson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Grundy!