PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maya Selnezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank has chosen The Trooper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Selnezz
vs
Le Tank

169 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
THE STEEL PENN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maya Selnezz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Le Tank!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Tank wants to clinch.
Selnezz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Selnezz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Tank as he jumps to the side.
Le Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Selnezz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Selnezz ducks under a wild hook from Le Tank.
Selnezz is looking to clinch but Le Tank is avoiding it.
Selnezz looks for a takedown but Le Tank sprawls well.

Le Tank drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Selnezz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Le Tank manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selnezz trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Tank is adopting a defensive guard.
Selnezz trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Selnezz preventing the sweep.
Selnezz trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Tank keeping full guard, as Selnezz tries to pass.
Le Tank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Selnezz has gone for a leg lock! Le Tank slips out almost immediately though and dives into Selnezz's guard.
Le Tank lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Selnezz controls Le Tank momentarily but Le Tank frees himself.
Selnezz keeping full guard, as Le Tank tries to pass.
Le Tank throwing strikes but missing.
Le Tank wants to pass the guard but Selnezz is keeping the position.
Le Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Le Tank tries to free his leg and advance position but Selnezz is retaining full guard.
Selnezz keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Selnezz avoids the body shot from Le Tank.
Le Tank wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Le Tank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Selnezz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Le Tank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selnezz misses with a jab to the body
and Le Tank counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Tank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selnezz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le Tank 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 Selnezz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Selnezz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Le Tank.
Le Tank throws a series of punches but Selnezz avoids them all with ease.

Selnezz clinches up with Le Tank and pushes him back against the cage.

Le Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Le Tank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Selnezz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maya Selnezz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Tank gets through Selnezz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selnezz tries to break free but Le Tank pushes him back against the cage.
Selnezz prevents Le Tank from breaking the clinch.
Le Tank is pressed up against the cage. Selnezz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Le Tank down to the mat. Le Tank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Le Tank moves into the clinch successfully.
Selnezz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Le Tank gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Le Tank trying to control the action but Selnezz is working from the bottom.
Selnezz manages to get to full guard.
Selnezz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Le Tank trying to control but Selnezz is working from the bottom.
Le Tank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Selnezz's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Le Tank dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Le Tank looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Selnezz!
Le Tank with a couple of short strikes.
Le Tank lands a big elbow.
Le Tank landing strikes from the mount.
Selnezz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Selnezz regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Le Tank.
Le Tank is looking to take a break and control but Selnezz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Selnezz trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Le Tank trying to control the pace.
Selnezz works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnezz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Tank is one step ahead there.
Selnezz has momentary wrist control but Le Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Le Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Le Tank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Selnezz's head.
Selnezz looking for a sweep. Not yet Selnezz, not yet.
Le Tank with a nice head shot there.
Le Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Selnezz's head.
Le Tank trying to control but Selnezz is working from the bottom.
Le Tank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selnezz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Le Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Selnezz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Tank connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Le Tank tries to clinch but Selnezz is having none of it.
Le Tank tried to score with a low kick but Selnezz checks it.
Selnezz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Le Tank counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Selnezz!
Hank Le Tank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Selnezz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Selnezz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Tank prevents Selnezz from standing back up.
Le Tank moves into full mount! Selnezz won't be happy about that!
Le Tank landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Selnezz can't escape the position.
Le Tank unloading with bombs!
Le Tank looking to control but Selnezz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Tank with shots to the head and body - Selnezz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Le Tank fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Le Tank controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Tank landing punches.
Selnezz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Le Tank raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Le Tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank landing strikes from the mount and Selnezz is in trouble!
Le Tank content just to control the position here.
Selnezz is in a horrible position here. Le Tank smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Le Tank lands a big elbow.
Le Tank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Le Tank breaks from Selnezz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Selnezz working to try and regain half guard.
Le Tank is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Tank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Le Tank pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Le Tank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Le Tank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Selnezz wants to clinch.
Selnezz tries to clinch up.
Le Tank throws a solid leg kick but Selnezz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le Tank.

Le Tank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Selnezz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Le Tank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Tank misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Tank tries to close the distance and clinch but Selnezz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
Maya Selnezz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Selnezz checks a low kick from Le Tank.
Le Tank shoots in but no luck this time.
Selnezz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnezz slips a jab from Le Tank.
Le Tank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Tank throws a right hand that Selnezz ducks under and follows up with a left that Selnezz also avoids with ease.

Selnezz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Selnezz wants to pass the guard but Le Tank is defending well.
Le Tank trying to control from the bottom.
Le Tank is positioning himself well to prevent Selnezz advancing to mount.
Selnezz wants to take a breather but Le Tank is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Selnezz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Le Tank defends it well.
Selnezz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Selnezz thows a huge punch but Le Tank dodges it nicely.
Selnezz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Le Tank looks to land a body kick but Selnezz moved away.
Selnezz is looking to clinch but Le Tank is avoiding it.
Le Tank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Selnezz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le Tank to score with a decent uppercut.

Le Tank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Selnezz stops Le Tank from passing to mount.
Selnezz tries to buck Le Tank off but Le Tank is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selnezz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Selnezz is looking to improve his position but Le Tank isn't that keen on the idea.
Selnezz is in a horrible position here. Le Tank smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Le Tank with shots to the head and body - Selnezz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Selnezz is desperately trying to improve his position but Le Tank has a good base and remains in mount.
Le Tank avoids the attempt from Selnezz to control.
Le Tank with a couple of short strikes.
Le Tank lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Le Tank fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Le Tank unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selnezz working to try and regain half guard.
Le Tank tries to control but Selnezz wriggling away.
Maya Selnezz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Tank lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Le Tank cracks Selnezz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Selnezz taking shots to the head.
Le Tank cracks Selnezz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Le Tank looking for a guillotine from mount but Selnezz is having none of it.
Le Tank unloading with bombs!
Hank Le Tank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Tank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Le Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Le Tank 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Le Tank!