PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cane Hanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Victorino (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.

Hanger
vs
Victorino

210 cm
18
299 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cane Hanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Victorino!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanger throws a sloppy head kick and Victorino moves out of range easily.
Victorino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanger tries to avoid it but Victorino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanger to the ground. Hanger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Victorino moves into range and clinches up with Hanger.
Hanger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Victorino has him pressed against the cage.
Hanger is looking to control Victorino's arms but Victorino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanger has his back to the cage.
Hanger is trying to break the clinch but Victorino is controlling him.

Victorino breaks the clinch.
Victorino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanger tries to clinch there but Victorino circles away.

Victorino tries to keep at a distance but Hanger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Victorino looking to stall.
Hanger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Victorino's efforts to push away.
Hanger avoiding damage.
Hanger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanger lands a nice uppercut.
Hanger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Victorino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanger is trying to break the clinch but Victorino is controlling him.
Victorino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Hanger decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Victorino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Victorino trying to control but Hanger is working from the bottom.
Victorino sitting in guard here, content to control.

Victorino gets to his feet - Hanger follows without any prompting.
Hanger throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanger dives in and grabs Victorino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Victorino pushes down on Hanger's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanger clinches up against the cage.
Victorino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hanger is trying to break the clinch but Victorino is controlling him.
Hanger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Victorino backwards.

Victorino breaks the clinch.
Hanger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Victorino avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cane Hanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victorino tries to clinch up but Hanger circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victorino.
Victorino throws a sloppy head kick and Hanger moves out of range easily.
Victorino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanger defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hanger.
Victorino scores with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanger.
Hanger is breathing heavily.
Victorino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Victorino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hanger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorino is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hanger uses his free foot to push down on Victorino's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Victorino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanger avoids the attempt from Victorino to control.
Hanger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hanger avoids the attempt from Victorino to control.

Hanger has hold of Victorino's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Victorino manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorino is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Victorino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick by Hanger misses
and Victorino counters with a big head kick but Hanger shrugs it off.
Victorino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victorino has a takedown stuffed.
Hanger misses with a wild combination.

Hanger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Victorino sprawls well initially but Hanger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Victorino is trying to stand.
Hanger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanger wants to pass the guard but Victorino is defending well.
Victorino is looking to control Hanger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Victorino avoid being mounted?
Hanger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanger wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victorino controlling the position for now.
Victorino punching from the bottom.
Hanger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanger lands strikes from half guard.
Hanger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Victorino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanger is working away from the top position though.
Hanger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hanger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanger tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Victorino is pressing down on Hanger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Victorino managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorino is looking for a triangle but Hanger pushes his legs off easily.

Victorino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanger distracts Victorino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hanger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victorino controls Hanger momentarily but Hanger frees himself.
Hanger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanger tries to stand but Victorino is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanger won't allow Victorino to get back to his feet.
Hanger throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanger stands and throws Victorino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Victorino throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hanger scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanger is working Victorino over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hanger wants to stand but Victorino is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanger in the domination position with Victorino hanging on.
Hanger trying to control the action but Victorino is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cane Hanger dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A slapping body kick lands there for Victorino.
Hanger tries to close the distance and clinch but Victorino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victorino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanger somewhat.

Hanger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hanger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Victorino tries to kick Hanger off but Hanger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Victorino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanger is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorino is looking to improve his position.
Hanger wants to pass to mount but Victorino is defending the position.
Victorino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanger.
Victorino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Victorino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanger postures up in Victorino's guard and throws a big left but Victorino blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanger throwing strikes from guard but Victorino blocks nicely.
Victorino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanger manages to get himself to full guard.
Victorino is working Hanger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hanger is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Victorino dives into side control.
Hanger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Victorino asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Victorino stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorino fails with a takedown attempt.
Victorino avoids the head kick by Hanger.
Hanger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Victorino is fending him off so far but Hanger persists. Nope, Victorino circles away and we're back to standing.
Victorino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Victorino.
Victorino shoots in and drives through. Hanger sprawls well.
Cane Hanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Victorino.
Hanger throws a sloppy head kick
and Victorino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cane Hanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorino.
Hanger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victorino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Victorino pinned against the cage. Victorino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanger keeps the fight on the outside.
Victorino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanger pinned against the cage. Hanger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Victorino blocks a head kick by Hanger.
Hanger throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Victorino - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victorino tries to clinch but Hanger moves out of range.
Victorino dives in and grabs Hanger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanger pushes down on Victorino's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Hanger.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Victorino.
I think Victorino 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shane Victorino!