PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nefarious
vs
Hannedy

185 cm
24
194 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
191 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

[JMFC] Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reginald Nefarious!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nefarious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nefarious misses with a hook.
Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nefarious.
A left and a right from Nefarious both land. Nice combination.
Hannedy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nefarious.
Hannedy works over Nefarious's head and body with a nice combination.
Nefarious throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hannedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nefarious just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nefarious misses the target.
Nefarious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannedy.
Hannedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a wild body shot.
Nefarious dodges the punch combination from Hannedy.
Hannedy throws a series of strikes that have Nefarious backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nefarious misses the body punch
and Hannedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nefarious thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nefarious is looking to wear down Hannedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nefarious misses with a body shot
and Hannedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hannedy takes a swing at Nefarious's ribcage but misses.
Nefarious connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hannedy.
Hannedy misses with a combination
and Nefarious counters with a right hand to the body.
Nefarious closes the distance but Hannedy moves to the side
and Hannedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hannedy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reginald Nefarious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nefarious as he jumps to the side.
Reginald Nefarious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Nefarious throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nefarious misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nefarious.
Nefarious throws a sloppy body shot

and Hannedy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nefarious looking for a sweep. Not yet Nefarious, not yet.
Hannedy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nefarious has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hannedy has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious is trying to control Hannedy's posture but Hannedy avoids it.

Hannedy is trying to get an arm triangle but Nefarious is defending well.
Nefarious tries to improve position but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hannedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Nefarious.
Nefarious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hannedy fails with the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Hannedy blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hannedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hannedy defending well as Nefarious loads up on a big left hand.
Hannedy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hannedy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Nefarious.
Hannedy takes a swing at Nefarious's ribcage but misses.
Nefarious misses with a wild body shot.
Hannedy misses with a leg kick
and Hannedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hannedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nefarious throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nefarious dodges the punch combination from Hannedy.
Nefarious lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Nefarious dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hannedy misses with a hook.
Nefarious moves in looking to clinch but Hannedy pushes him off.
Nefarious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nefarious.
Nefarious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hannedy.
Hannedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hannedy takes one on the button.
Nefarious swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hannedy counters with a nice body shot.
Nefarious throws a front kick aimed at Hannedy's knee but Hannedy avoids it well.
Hannedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Nefarious as he connects with a hook.
Nefarious throws a right and a left that Hannedy avoids nicely.
Nefarious misses with a hook. Hannedy ducked under it nicely.
Hannedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious scores with the left hand. Hannedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Hannedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nefarious cracks Hannedy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nefarious throws out a leg kick but Hannedy moves out of range and Nefarious only half commits.
Nefarious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hannedy counters with a three punch combo that has Nefarious backing up. Nefarious nods at Hannedy to acknowledge the strikes.
Nefarious throws a right hand that Hannedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannedy also avoids with ease.
Nefarious loads up on a big right hand but Hannedy slips the punch.
Nefarious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hannedy moves away.
Hannedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nefarious.
Hannedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nefarious swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hannedy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nefarious's guard now.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nefarious pulls Hannedy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hannedy from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nefarious is keeping the position for now.
Nefarious looking for a sweep. Not yet Nefarious, not yet.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Nefarious keeps moving.
Nefarious has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hannedy has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy trying to control the action but Nefarious is working from the bottom.

Hannedy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nefarious is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hannedy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nefarious wants to control but Hannedy is keeping busy.
Hannedy wants to pass the guard but Nefarious is defending well.

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.
Nefarious has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hannedy is working away from the top position though.
Hannedy wants to control but Nefarious is keeping him busy.

Hannedy is trying to work for a kimura but Nefarious is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nefarious lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nefarious scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nefarious misses the target.
Hannedy misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Nefarious dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nefarious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nefarious.
Nefarious digs a good body shot into Hannedy's ribs.
Nefarious scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nefarious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannedy manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Nefarious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nefarious keeps Hannedy at a distance using the push kick.
Hannedy avoids the body shot from Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a body shot.
Nefarious swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hannedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nefarious misses with a hook. Hannedy ducked under it nicely.
Hannedy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nefarious makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nefarious swings for the body but Hannedy moves out of range.
Hannedy throws a hook but Nefarious avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nefarious throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hannedy counters with a nice leg kick.
Nefarious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hannedy.
Nefarious throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Nefarious. No joy for Hannedy on that attempt.
Nefarious scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reginald Nefarious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nefarious looks to throw the jab but Hannedy is out of range.
Nefarious doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hannedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nefarious bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hannedy's head.
Nefarious throws a body punch but Hannedy moves out of range.
Reginald Nefarious is winning the standup battle so far.
Nefarious tries to score with a low kick but Hannedy moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Nefarious lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hannedy doesn't seem phased though.
Hannedy misses the shot to the body.
Nefarious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nefarious lands with an uppercut that bounces Hannedy off the cage and back into rage.
Nefarious feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hannedy's calf.
Nefarious looks to score with a jab to the body but Hannedy is just out of range.
Hannedy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nefarious.
Nefarious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hannedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hannedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nefarious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hannedy circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hannedy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nefarious - the referee stops the clock and Hannedy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nefarious. Hannedy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hannedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nefarious throws a looping overhand right but Hannedy ducks down to avoid it.
Hannedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nefarious is looking to clinch but Hannedy is avoiding it.
Nefarious misses the shot to the body.
Hannedy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nefarious counters with a three punch combo that has Hannedy backing up. Hannedy nods at Nefarious to acknowledge the strikes.
Nefarious lands a body shot.
Nefarious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Hannedy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hannedy.
Nefarious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hannedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hannedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nefarious lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hannedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nefarious swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hannedy counters with a left and a right that stings Nefarious.
Donk. Nefarious catches Hannedy right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nefarious lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nefarious changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nefarious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Nefarious clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nefarious lands with a shot to the body.
Nefarious misses with a jab to the body
letting Hannedy counter with a right hand.
Nefarious misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nefarious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nefarious.
Nefarious scores with a leg kick.
Nefarious throws a body punch but Hannedy moves out of range.
Nefarious works Hannedy's body with a nice hook.
Hannedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nefarious counters with an inside leg kick.
Nefarious looks to land a combination. Hannedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid body kick from Nefarious.
Hannedy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nefarious fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nefarious scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hannedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hannedy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nefarious.
Hannedy punishes Nefarious's body with a nice straight punch.
Nefarious misses the shot to the body.
Hannedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nefarious.
Hannedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nefarious.
Nefarious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hannedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nefarious circles away quickly and effectively.
Nefarious throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hannedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walter Hannedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannedy shoots in and drives through. Nefarious sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious throws a body punch but Hannedy moves out of range.
Hannedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for Hannedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nefarious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hannedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nefarious throws a sloppy head kick and Hannedy moves out of range easily.
Nefarious misses with a hook. Hannedy ducked under it nicely.
Nefarious lands a nice hook to Hannedy's body. Hannedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hannedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hannedy shoots for a takedown but Nefarious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nefarious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nefarious tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hannedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hannedy misses with a combination
and Nefarious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious lands a glancing blow to the side of Hannedy's head.
Hannedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Walter Hannedy has been cut.
Hannedy shoots in for a double leg but Nefarious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reginald Nefarious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Nefarious changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hannedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nefarious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannedy.
Nefarious misses with a two punch combination.
Hannedy slips under a jab.
Hannedy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nefarious thuds his right hand into Hannedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nefarious scores with a jab. Hannedy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hannedy.
Hannedy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nefarious.
Hannedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nefarious to score with a decent uppercut.
Nefarious misses with a wild body shot.
Nefarious throws a series of punches but Hannedy moves out of range.
Nefarious throws a sloppy body shot
and Hannedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nefarious thinking.
Nefarious scores with a nice head shot.
Nefarious connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nefarious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hannedy.
Hannedy closes the distance and clinches up with Nefarious, looking for a takedown. Hannedy pushes Nefarious against the cage but Nefarious circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nefarious works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Nefarious had his way with Walter Hannedy in that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Hannedy'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!

Nefarious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannedy manages to avoid it.
Nefarious slips a jab and a cross from Hannedy.
Nefarious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nefarious throws the left hand but Hannedy avoids the punch easily.
Hannedy scores with a one two! Nefarious had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nefarious scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hannedy avoids the body shot from Nefarious.
Hannedy throws a right hand that Nefarious ducks under and follows up with a left that Nefarious also avoids with ease.

Hannedy shoots in and bounces Nefarious off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hannedy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nefarious is pulling down on Hannedy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hannedy, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious 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.
Hannedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Nefarious is retaining full guard.

That's two 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.
Nefarious looking for a sweep. Not yet Nefarious, not yet.
Nefarious is working hard here to advance position.
Hannedy trying to move into half guard but instead Nefarious has managed to sweep!
Hannedy can't keep his opponent in guard - Nefarious advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nefarious is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hannedy is pressing down on Nefarious's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nefarious passes Hannedy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nefarious is trying to control. Hannedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hannedy actively working from the bottom here.
Nefarious wants to control but Hannedy is keeping him busy.
Nefarious is taking a breather. Hannedy 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.
Hannedy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hannedy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hannedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nefarious trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hannedy holds on and takes a little breather.

Nefarious has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hannedy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nefarious is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hannedy pulls down on the head and he's put Nefarious to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Walter Hannedy!
Walter Hannedy is the new middleweight champion!