PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikkard Hanson (ranked 1001 p4p, 136 weight class) and Jammal Drinkwiskey (ranked 2342 p4p, 302 weight class). Drinkwiskey has chosen Distress - Progress/Regress as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hanson
vs
Drinkwiskey

185 cm
28
191 lbs
15 - 10 - 2

188 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rikkard Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jammal Drinkwiskey!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drinkwiskey's corner calls for a 1-2. Drinkwiskey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Drinkwiskey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drinkwiskey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanson throws a solid leg kick but Drinkwiskey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanson.

Hanson darts in and clinches Drinkwiskey up against the cage.
Drinkwiskey lands with a short shot to the head.
Drinkwiskey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Drinkwiskey.
Hanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drinkwiskey prevents it.
Drinkwiskey pushes Hanson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drinkwiskey tries a body shot but Hanson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Drinkwiskey.
Hanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Drinkwiskey breaks the clinch.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Drinkwiskey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drinkwiskey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey lands with a nice body punch.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Drinkwiskey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drinkwiskey slips a straight right by Hanson.
A shot to the body from Hanson misses
and Drinkwiskey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drinkwiskey.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drinkwiskey! But no joy.
Hanson throws a low kick but Drinkwiskey avoids it.
Jammal Drinkwiskey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Hanson misses with a right hand
and Drinkwiskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drinkwiskey has time to react.

It looks like Jammal Drinkwiskey has been cut.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Drinkwiskey counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson misses with a body kick.
Drinkwiskey lands a jab to the nose.
Hanson throws a right hand that misses
and Drinkwiskey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Drinkwiskey's shoulder, as Drinkwiskey tries to avoid the shot.
Drinkwiskey misses with a body shot.
Hanson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drinkwiskey as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Drinkwiskey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drinkwiskey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drinkwiskey lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Drinkwiskey coming out on top.
Hanson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drinkwiskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drinkwiskey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drinkwiskey avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Drinkwiskey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rikkard Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson misses with a body shot
and Drinkwiskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
A clash of legs there as Drinkwiskey blocks the low kick.
Hanson misses the jab.
Hanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drinkwiskey.
Hanson misses with an uppercut
and Drinkwiskey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Drinkwiskey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drinkwiskey scores with a nice right hand.
Drinkwiskey ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Drinkwiskey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drinkwiskey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drinkwiskey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanson with a body shot.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drinkwiskey counters with a straight right hand.

Hanson drives through and clinches with Drinkwiskey against the cage.
Drinkwiskey gets through Hanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drinkwiskey can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jammal Drinkwiskey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jammal Drinkwiskey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drinkwiskey tries to counter with a clinch but Hanson shakes him off and moves away.
Drinkwiskey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a right hand
and Drinkwiskey counters with a right hand to the body.
Drinkwiskey lands a nice hook to Hanson's body. Hanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Drinkwiskey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drinkwiskey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy body kick from Hanson
and Drinkwiskey counters with a nice uppercut.
Jammal Drinkwiskey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drinkwiskey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drinkwiskey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drinkwiskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey connects with a body shot that sends Hanson's belly button to the back.
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
Drinkwiskey misses with a body shot.
Drinkwiskey's corner calls for a 1-2. Drinkwiskey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanson gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Drinkwiskey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drinkwiskey.
A short body shot lands from Drinkwiskey as the two fighters clinch.
Drinkwiskey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drinkwiskey lands an uppercut.

Drinkwiskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drinkwiskey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Jab from Drinkwiskey.
No joy there for Hanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drinkwiskey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drinkwiskey. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Drinkwiskey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanson swings widly with a right hand
and Drinkwiskey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drinkwiskey scores with the left hand. Hanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hanson walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Drinkwiskey.
Hanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Hanson backs off Drinkwiskey throws a huge counter combo but Hanson manages to avoid it all.
Hanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drinkwiskey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Drinkwiskey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hanson throws a big shot that misses.
Drinkwiskey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hanson misses with a hook. Drinkwiskey ducked under it nicely.
Drinkwiskey stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanson misses with a body punch
and Drinkwiskey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Drinkwiskey wants to counter with a clinch but Hanson pushes him away.
Hanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drinkwiskey defends it nicely.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drinkwiskey tries to counter with a clinch but Hanson shakes him off and moves away.
Drinkwiskey moves away from the strike by Hanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drinkwiskey to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drinkwiskey is able to avoid easily.
Drinkwiskey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Hanson is predictable there
and Drinkwiskey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drinkwiskey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drinkwiskey wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Drinkwiskey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drinkwiskey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson misses with an uppercut
enabling Drinkwiskey to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drinkwiskey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drinkwiskey throws a good cross that connects.
Hanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Drinkwiskey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanson digs a good hook to Drinkwiskey's body.
Drinkwiskey lands a jab to Hanson's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jammal Drinkwiskey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jammal Drinkwiskey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hanson with a poor takedown

and Drinkwiskey moves into the clinch.
Hanson is trying to drag Drinkwiskey to the mat but Drinkwiskey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drinkwiskey can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
Drinkwiskey lands an uppercut.
Drinkwiskey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drinkwiskey after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drinkwiskey just leaning against Hanson, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey misses with some punches.
Hanson blocks a body shot from Drinkwiskey.

Drinkwiskey breaks the clinch.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Drinkwiskey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drinkwiskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Drinkwiskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Drinkwiskey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Drinkwiskey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanson swings for the body but Drinkwiskey moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Drinkwiskey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Drinkwiskey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Drinkwiskey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drinkwiskey looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanson is just out of range.
Hanson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drinkwiskey sprawls and moves away.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Drinkwiskey is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drinkwiskey! But no joy.
Hanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drinkwiskey checks it well.
Drinkwiskey unleashes a big counter combination but Hanson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jammal Drinkwiskey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drinkwiskey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
Hanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drinkwiskey throws a series of punches but Hanson avoids them all with ease.
Drinkwiskey catches Hanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Drinkwiskey. Beautiful body shot.
Hanson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drinkwiskey counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson misses with a straight right.
As Hanson backs off Drinkwiskey throws a huge counter combo but Hanson manages to avoid it all.
Hanson missing with a left hand there. Drinkwiskey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drinkwiskey scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Drinkwiskey. No joy for Hanson on that attempt.
Drinkwiskey throws out a counter right but Hanson avoids it with no problem.
Drinkwiskey connects with a right hand. Hanson shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Drinkwiskey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Drinkwiskey sprawls well.
Hanson misses with a right hand
and Drinkwiskey counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drinkwiskey manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson ducks right into an uppercut from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey cracks Hanson with an open hand slap.
Hanson throws an off balance right hand
and Drinkwiskey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drinkwiskey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson connects with a leg kick. Drinkwiskey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drinkwiskey thuds a left hand into Hanson's body.
Drinkwiskey lands with an overhand left.
Drinkwiskey digs a good body shot into Hanson's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Drinkwiskey.
Hanson misses with a hook. Drinkwiskey ducked under it nicely.
Rikkard Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Drinkwiskey to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jammal Drinkwiskey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drinkwiskey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jammal Drinkwiskey!
An out of breath Jammal Drinkwiskey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.