PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tex Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by -. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peterson
vs
Hanson

172 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tex Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitchell Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson lands a jab-cross combination.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Hanson throws a combination that misses

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson thows a big elbow that misses.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Hanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson prevents Hanson from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss

so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson slips nicely into half guard.
Hanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mitchell Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Peterson counters with a one-two to the body.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanson counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson looks gassed!
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Peterson shoots in and bounces Hanson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanson wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling him.
Hanson has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanson has wrist control.
Peterson prevents Hanson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Hanson is keeping the position.
Hanson is looking to stand up but Peterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Peterson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hanson wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson cracks Hanson with a solid left hand.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Hanson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hanson misses with a looping left.
Hanson misses with a double jab
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a left to the body.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Hanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tex Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson is looking to wear down Hanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Hanson backing up. Hanson nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Peterson counters with a single leg into guard. Hanson didn't expect that.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Peterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hanson's guard now.
Tex Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peterson passes Hanson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Hanson's temple.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet.
Hanson taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson with the ground and pound but Hanson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Hanson blocks nicely.

That's four 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.
Peterson trying to move into half guard but instead Hanson has managed to sweep!
Hanson is looking to stand up but Peterson won't let him.
Peterson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Peterson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanson misses the jab.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanson counters with a two punch combo.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tex Peterson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson slips a jab from Hanson.
Peterson stuns Hanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanson.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
Hanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanson won't be happy with that.
Hanson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Peterson connects with a decent elbow.
Hanson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hanson some visible discomfort.
Peterson lands a few punches from side control.
Peterson cracks Hanson with a big elbow.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Peterson is putting a hurting on Hanson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hanson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Peterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanson can do to turn this around?
Peterson working the strikes but Hanson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hanson is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Hanson looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanson. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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.
Hanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Hanson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hanson takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanson at a distance.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson misses the body punch
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson misses with a hook to the body

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tex Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tex Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tex Peterson!