PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Violence (ranked 2908 p4p, 325 weight class) and Frank Hackleton (ranked 3310 p4p, 364 weight class). Hackleton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gringo Hip Hop. Victor Violence has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Violence
vs
Hackleton

173 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

ZZ POPS

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Taps On The Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Violence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Hackleton!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hackleton as Violence shoots in.
Hackleton feints the counter takedown.
Violence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hackleton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hackleton wants to counter the offense by Violence and move into the clinch position.
Hackleton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hackleton wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Violence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Violence shoots for a takedown but Hackleton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Violence.
Hackleton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Violence.
Hackleton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackleton's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hackleton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackleton looks to land a right hand but Violence moved out of range.
Violence fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hackleton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hackleton looks to land a right hand but Violence moved out of range.

Violence gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hackleton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackleton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hackleton chips away with some ground and pound.
Violence looking for a sweep. Not yet Violence, not yet.
Hackleton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hackleton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hackleton with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Violence looking to control.
Hackleton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hackleton postures up in Violence's guard and throws a big left but Violence blocks it.
Hackleton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hackleton content to stall in guard here.
Hackleton preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violence trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hackleton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Violence tries for a takedown but Hackleton circles away easily

and Hackleton counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Violence's face as Hackleton controls the position.
Violence tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Violence can't do much from the bottom here.
Hackleton landing strikes.
Violence is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hackleton connects with a decent elbow.
Hackleton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Violence will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Violence struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackleton controlling from side mount.
Hackleton is working Violence over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hackleton in side control lands a decent elbow.

It looks like Victor Violence has been cut.
Hackleton slows the pace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Violence tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackleton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like Hackleton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hackleton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Violence's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Violence with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hackleton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hackleton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hackleton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Violence is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hackleton is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violence wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Violence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Violence has momentary wrist control but Hackleton slips an elbow through the middle.
Hackleton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hackleton is working Violence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Violence looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hackleton working some strikes from top position.
Hackleton working some strikes from top position.
Hackleton works over Violence with some ground and pound from guard.
Hackleton throwing strikes from guard but Violence blocks nicely.
Hackleton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hackleton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackleton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Violence's head.
Hackleton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hackleton throws a strike but Violence rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violence trying to control but Hackleton is working from the bottom.
Hackleton is pulling down on Violence's head. It's preventing any offense from Violence, at least for the moment.
Violence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Hackleton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Violence gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Violence wants to control from the top but Hackleton keeps moving.

Violence thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hackleton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Violence defends it easily.
Hackleton keeping moving, preventing Violence from controlling successfully.
Hackleton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Violence's guard.

Hackleton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Violence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hackleton throwing strikes from guard but Violence blocks nicely.
Violence looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hackleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Violence'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. This is the final round!

Hackleton is looking to score with low kicks.

Violence tries to sprawl but Hackleton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hackleton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hackleton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hackleton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hackleton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hackleton working the head and body with strikes.
Violence wants to get back to full guard.
Hackleton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackleton is continuing to stall.
Hackleton is nestled in close to Violence, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackleton is taking a breather. Violence says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hackleton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Violence wants to get back to full guard.

Hackleton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Violence has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hackleton is thwarting Violence's attempts to control the position.
Frank Hackleton 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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hackleton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Hackleton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Violence sees it coming and defends easily.
Hackleton not doing much here.
Victor Violence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Hackleton there.
Hackleton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hackleton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Hackleton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Violence shoots for a takedown but Hackleton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hackleton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hackleton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Violence fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Violence is defended easily by Hackleton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Violence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hackleton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackleton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hackleton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Violence.
Violence misses with a jab to the body

and Hackleton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Violence is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hackleton rolls with it to try and escape but Violence cranks on the arm and Hackleton is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Violence!