PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 1134 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Cornelius Myers (ranked 147 p4p, 161 weight class). Hands comes into the arena with A Collection of Sea Shanties blaring out of the sound system. Israel Hands is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hands
vs
Myers

175 cm
28
160
11 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
155
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Shadow Warrior Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands lands a two punch combo.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick
and Myers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Myers throws a low kick, looking for Hands's leg but Hands calmly moves out of range.
Myers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Myers moves away from the strike by Hands.
Hands thuds a left hand into Myers's body.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands misses with a left hand
and Myers counters with a leg kick.
Myers tried to score with a low kick but Hands checks it.
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Hands misses.
Hands throws a predictable looking body shot
and Myers counters with a low kick, right behind Hands 's knee.
Myers throws a chopping leg kick but Hands manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hands throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Myers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Hands.
A good leg kick by Hands.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands motions for Myers to come forward. Hands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Hands with a hook.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Myers misses.
Hands throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Hands swinging wildly here.
Myers checks a low kick from Hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hands. That's going to slow Myers down.
Myers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands lands a front kick.
Hands scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hands. That did some damage!
Hands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Myers checks it well.
Myers throws a leg kick but Hands checks it.
Hands misses with a kick to the body
letting Myers counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands throws a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Myers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myers takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Hands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hands throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Hands takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.
Hands dips to his left and cracks Myers with an uppercut!
Myers throws a leg kick but Hands sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hands throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a body kick.
Hands moves into range and connects with a jab.
Myers moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Myers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Israel Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Myers tries to work over Hands's front leg with a kick but Hands checks it.
A clash of legs there as Hands blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
Myers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hands misses with a shot to the body
enabling Myers to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Myers moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
Myers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hands lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myers! But no joy.
Hands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Myers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myers swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Hands scores with a nice right hand.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hands misses with a looping left.
Hands on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a low kick.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hands.
Hands lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hands checks a leg kick nicely.
Hands misses with a hook
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Myers.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hands is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Hands dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice leg kick from Hands, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands slips under a jab.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hands at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Hands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hands swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Myers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hands. That snapped Myers's head back.
Myers cracks Hands with a right hand to the side of the head.
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands swings away with a body shot that misses
and Myers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Hands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hands has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hands pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Myers back to the cage. Hands follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hands fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers takes one to the side of the head.
Hands misses the body punch
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hands cracks Myers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Jab by Hands.
Myers scores with a hook.
Hands throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
Israel Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Hands misses.
Hands throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Myers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hands has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
And Myers responds with a good body kick, but Hands manages to step out the way in time.
Myers motions for Hands to come forward. Myers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands is looking for a counter combo.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hands 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.
Hands avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Myers motions for Hands to come forward. Myers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers checks a low kick from Hands.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
Myers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hands checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Myers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.
Hands 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.
Hands fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myers throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hands works the jab nicely.
Hands throws a leg kick that is checked
and Myers counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hands lands a jab to the nose.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hands finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
Hands lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers throws out a leg kick but Hands moves out of range and Myers only half commits.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Hands.
Hands scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands with a hook.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
A clash of legs there as Hands blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers avoids a kick to the body.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hands connects with a crisp jab.
Hands throws a quick inside leg kick.
Myers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Myers is looking to score with low kicks.
Hands misses with a kick to the body
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands moves away from the strike by Myers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Hands.
Hands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Hands dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myers moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Myers thumps Hands with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hands.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hands thumps Myers with a low kick.
Hands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hands misses with a hook
and Myers counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Hands misses
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Myers moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Myers thumps Hands with a low kick.
Hands lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Hands lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands misses with a left hand
and Myers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hands lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Myers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Myers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Hands stuns Myers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Hands's front leg but catches the back leg as Hands tries to avoid it.
Myers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Myers avoids a kick to the body.
Myers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hands in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Hands. Those never looked like landing.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myers throws a leg kick that misses.
Myers misses with a looping left.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers cracks Hands with a good jab.
Hands misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Myers blocks the leg kick.
Myers checks a leg kick nicely.
Cornelius Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hands throws a low kick but Myers moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Myers.
Myers avoids the body shot from Hands.
Hands takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myers blocks a head kick by Hands.
Myers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hands.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
Hands missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hands throws a head kick that half lands.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Myers tenderised Hands's leg. Hands is trying to keep his angry face on.
Myers checks a low kick from Hands.
Hands throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hands is looking to chop away at Myers's legs.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Myers backs away, Hands returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hands tries to land a leg kick but Myers saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Hands.
Myers takes one to the side of the head.
Myers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Myers.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Myers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands motions for Myers to come forward. Hands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers moves out of range of the leg kick from Hands.
Hands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers lands a body shot.
Myers scores with a jab. Hands acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hands is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Myers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands lands a head kick. Myers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Myers connects with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Hands finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Myers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hands tried to score with a low kick but Myers checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers tries to work over Hands's front leg with a kick but Hands checks it.
Hands lands with a cross.
Israel Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Myers wants to slow Hands down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hands has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Hands!
During a confident post fight interview, Israel Hands thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.