PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huan Tai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Hanson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hanson
vs
Tai

190 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

194 cm
26
230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huan Tai!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai throws a front kick aimed at Hanson's knee but Hanson avoids it well.
Hanson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai counters with a good low kick that Hanson was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tai.
Tai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Tai misses
and Hanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hanson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanson tries to work over Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Hanson.
Hanson managing to block the knees to the body from Tai.
Tai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanson avoids it.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tai up against the cage.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson catches Tai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tai misses with a body kick.

Hanson moves into the clinch.

Tai breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson blocks a head kick by Tai.
It looked like Hanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tai misses with a low kick.
Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Hanson clinches up with Tai and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position.
Hanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanson lands a body punch in the clinch.

Tai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hanson moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
The referee calls for Tai to work.
Hanson is pushing Tai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson lands with a left to the head.
Tai looking to slow down the pace here.
Tai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai blocking some punches.
Hanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Hanson slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanson.
Tai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai lands a knee to the body.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tai looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tai backwards.
Hanson avoiding damage as Tai throws knees to the body.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tai counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tai.
Hanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick from Tai.
Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tai lands a head kick. Hanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tai throws out a leg kick but Hanson moves out of range and Tai only half commits.
Tai connects with a leg kick. Hanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tai slips under a jab from Hanson.
Tai counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hanson has closed the distance and engaged Tai in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Tai landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Tai avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tai.

Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Tai misses.

Hanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanson stalls.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tai's elbow.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson tries to work over Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Tai working Hanson over with knees to the body.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Thomas Hanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson has Tai pressed against the cage, preventing Tai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Hanson.
Tai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanson avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson wants to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Tai
and Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tai misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Tai.
A quick step to the side and Hanson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson throws a hook to the side of Tai's head but Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Tai avoids the body shot from Hanson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai.

Tai tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tai working Hanson over with knees to the body.
Tai missing with knees to the body.
Tai avoiding damage.
Tai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tai blocks a body shot from Hanson.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson stalling the fight.
Tai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tai is looking to control Hanson's arms but Hanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tai has his back to the cage.
Tai blocks a body shot from Hanson.
Hanson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Tai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai working Hanson over with knees to the body.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanson avoids it.
Tai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huan Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tai.
Hanson scores with a nice head shot.
Hanson is looking to clinch but Tai is avoiding it.
Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
Tai tries to land a leg kick but Hanson saw it coming and moves away.
Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
An inside leg kick lands from Tai.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tai scores with a leg kick.
Hanson throws a body punch but Tai moves out of range.
Hanson backing away here, and Tai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tai lands a front kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanson if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tai.
A head kick from Tai lands but Hanson takes it in his stride.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai wants to land a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Tai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanson digs a good body shot into Tai's ribs.
Hanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tai.
Hanson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Tai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Tai.

Hanson clinches.
Tai misses with a knee to the head.
Hanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Tai tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai blocking some punches.
Tai lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanson won't want to take too many of those.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson just leaning against Tai, taking a breather.

Tai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai lands a head kick. Hanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Thomas Hanson has been cut.
Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tai misses with a kick to the body.
Tai blocks a jab.
Hanson backing away here, and Tai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tai is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tai tries a quick counter leg kick but Hanson is wise to it.
Tai slips under a jab.
Tai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai throws a leg kick but Hanson moved away.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tai scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanson throws a right hand that misses
and Tai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanson's knee momentarily.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Tai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tai thuds his shin into the meat of Hanson's side.
Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson misses with a hook
and Tai counters with a leg kick.
Tai throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Huan Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tai 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huan Tai!