PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between julius thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hanneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Hanneman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

thompson
vs
Hanneman

220 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, julius thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Hanneman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hanneman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

thompson has gone for a leg lock! Hanneman slips out almost immediately though and dives into thompson's guard.
thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if thompson tries to get out of the position.
thompson trying to control the position.

Hanneman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hanneman throws a nice looking combination but thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanneman tries to bum rush thompson with a series of wild strikes but thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanneman.
Hanneman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanneman stuffs the takedown attempt from thompson. thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanneman throws a series of punches but thompson moves out of range.
Hanneman throws a series of punches but thompson avoids them all with ease.
Hanneman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hanneman!

thompson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hanneman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hanneman and thompson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

thompson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hanneman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in thompson's guard! Nice work there by Hanneman!

thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanneman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
thompson is breathing heavily.
Hanneman wants to get up but he can't break thompson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

thompson has an active guard here but Hanneman has managed to pass into half guard.

thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanneman pulls his head out easily.
Hanneman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

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.
thompson is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanneman catches thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
thompson shoots in for a takedown but Hanneman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for julius thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hanneman! thompson is backing up but he can't get away as Hanneman lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops thompson and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Hanneman!