PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skap Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Flannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannigan has chosen Spirit Of The West as his entrance music. 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.

Hazard
vs
Flannigan

180 cm
21
176 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

*NEW* Revolution Clothing
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skap Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phillip Flannigan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flannigan ducks under a wild hook from Hazard.
Flannigan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flannigan slips a jab from Hazard.
Flannigan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flannigan takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Hazard's head coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hazard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Hazard pushes Flannigan up against the cage in a clinch.

Hazard breaks from the clinch.
Flannigan wants to clinch up but Hazard keeps it at a distance.
Flannigan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hazard counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flannigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flannigan wants to clinch up but Hazard keeps it at a distance.
Hazard is looking for a counter combo.
Flannigan slips a jab from Hazard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flannigan.
Flannigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hazard misses with a body shot.
Hazard throws out a powerful jab.

Hazard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flannigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Hazard scores with a hook to the body.
Hazard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hazard pushes Flannigan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hazard breaks from the clinch.

Hazard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flannigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Hazard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Flannigan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard sizes up Flannigan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flannigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Flannigan misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flannigan stalks Hazard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hazard's face. Hazard staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Skap Hazard has been cut.
Hazard misses with a right hand
enabling Flannigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hazard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flannigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazard misses with a hook. Flannigan ducked under it nicely.
Hazard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hazard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flannigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hazard lunges at Flannigan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flannigan's hand.
Hazard thuds a left hand into Flannigan's body.
Hazard avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard stuns Flannigan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flannigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazard.
Some wild striking there from Hazard.
Flannigan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hazard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hazard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flannigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skap Hazard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flannigan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hazard misses with a hook.
Hazard looks to land a right hand but Flannigan moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hazard misses.
Flannigan ducks under a wild hook from Hazard.
Hazard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flannigan takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Hazard coming out on top.
Hazard misses with a looping right.
Flannigan staying out of range there.
As Hazard backs off Flannigan throws a huge counter combo but Hazard manages to avoid it all.
Hazard misses with a left hand
and Flannigan counters with a series of strikes. Hazard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hazard looks to land a left hand but Flannigan moved out of range nicely.
Hazard lands a jab.
Flannigan lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skap Hazard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skap Hazard's cut.
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.

Flannigan tries to clinch up but Hazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Flannigan throws a series of punches but Hazard avoids them all with ease.
Flannigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hazard moves away from the strike by Flannigan.
Flannigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazard.
Hazard throws a shot from downtown. Flannigan moves away and avoids it.
Hazard misses with a lunging right hand
and Flannigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hazard lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flannigan looks to land a right hand but Hazard moved out of range.
Flannigan ducks under a wild hook from Hazard.
Flannigan tries to counter with a clinch but Hazard shakes him off and moves away.
Flannigan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flannigan slips under a jab from Hazard.
Flannigan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hazard throws a right hand that misses
and Flannigan counters with a three punch combo that has Hazard backing up. Hazard nods at Flannigan to acknowledge the strikes.

Flannigan gets tackled into the cage by Hazard. Hazard maintains the clinch.
Flannigan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazard has double underhooks.
Hazard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazard.
Flannigan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flannigan working hard to break the clinch.
Hazard misses with a body punch.
Hazard is pushing Flannigan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hazard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Flannigan gets an underhook and turns Hazard into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flannigan breaks the clinch.
Hazard is looking to clinch.
Flannigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skap Hazard is winning the standup battle so far.
Flannigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Hazard clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Flannigan.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazard.
Hazard tries a body shot but Flannigan blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hazard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flannigan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannigan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hazard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hazard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hazard lands a hook to the side of the head.

Flannigan is rocked!
Flannigan takes a shot to the head.
Flannigan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hazard finish him?

Flannigan breaks from the clinch.
Hazard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flannigan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hazard drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Flannigan right on the button. Flannigan goes down! Hazard follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hazard gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skap Hazard!
Skap Hazard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, *NEW* Revolution Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Phillip Flannigan spoke after the fight, saying 'For my fans. I thank you for your continued support. Also a shout out to the boys at the pub in Dublin.'.