PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Jcool (ranked 25103 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jcool comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Abdul Jcool has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jcool
vs
Hanson

195 cm
18
195
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
52
183
21 - 23 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul Jcool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jcool half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Jcool shows good takedown defense.
Jcool seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanson wants it to stay on the feet.

Hanson forces Jcool back against the cage and clinches.
Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jcool wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Jcool tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanson wants a takedown.
Abdul Jcool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson is trying to drag Jcool to the mat but Jcool just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jcool is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson has Jcool pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jcool manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jcool working hard to break the clinch.
Jcool has been working on his balance at Brotherhood MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hanson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Jcool breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jcool sprawls well. Jcool wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jcool is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanson.
Hanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rikkard Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jcool looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanson is fending him off so far but Jcool persists. Nope, Hanson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jcool fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Jcool saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jcool drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hanson sprawls and moves away.

Jcool fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hanson sprawls well initially but Jcool persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jcool missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jcool slips a nice elbow through Hanson's hands, connecting with Hanson's forehead.
Jcool tries to stand and escape but Hanson is controlling the position.
Hanson trying to control from the bottom.
Jcool wants to stand but Hanson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Jcool is working for a kimura but Hanson is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jcool is looking to stall here but Hanson recovers full guard.
Jcool working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jcool would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jcool trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A left lands for Jcool.
Hanson leaves Jcool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jcool as he jumps to the side.
Jcool seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Jcool sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jcool is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jcool feints and as Hanson raises his hands in defense, Jcool changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Jcool dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jcool sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanson somewhat.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jcool shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Jcool as Hanson shoots in.
Jcool drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hanson sprawls and moves away.
Abdul Jcool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Hanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jcool shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jcool in particular looking to stall.

Jcool is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jcool not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jcool is trying to control. Hanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanson is trying to stand back up but Jcool is controlling him
Jcool tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like Jcool is going to stand back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jcool is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Jcool shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hanson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jcool tries to advance to mount but Hanson denies him.
Jcool in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abdul Jcool overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool working the ground and pound but Hanson is defending the strikes.
Jcool is looking to take a break and control but Hanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jcool scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jcool tries to stand but Hanson is controlling his head.

Jcool is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Jcool thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jcool is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanson gets back to half guard.
Jcool throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanson is trying to maintain the position but Jcool is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jcool wants to control but Hanson is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Jcool dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jcool fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jcool as he jumps to the side.
Jcool tries to counter by clinching up but Hanson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown but Hanson shows good takedown defense.
Abdul Jcool is winning the standup battle so far.
Jcool misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jcool defends it nicely.
Hanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries to clinch but Jcool moves out of range.
Hanson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanson closes the distance and pushes Jcool back into the cage.

Hanson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jcool regains guard.
Jcool trying to control the position.
Hanson wants to control from the top but Jcool keeps moving.
Hanson wants to stand but Jcool is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hanson trying to control but Jcool is working from the bottom.
Jcool is trying to control the position but Hanson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to stand but Jcool is controlling from the bottom.
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jcool swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Hanson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jcool dives on top into guard.

Jcool trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jcool's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Jcool tries to stand but Hanson is controlling from the bottom.
Rikkard Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jcool won't allow Hanson to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jcool shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jcool's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jcool shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abdul Jcool is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jcool looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jcool.
Jcool changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jcool circles away.
Jcool tries to counter with a takedown but Hanson is quick to defend against it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanson.

Jcool looking to score a takedown here. Hanson is defending well but Jcool drives through and ends up in Hanson's guard.

Hanson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jcool has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanson trying to land knees to the body.
Abdul Jcool is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jcool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rikkard Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jcool has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Jcool!
A very excited looking Abdul Jcool rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.