PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen comes to the cage accompanied by Let It Rock. Hanks has chosen AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sen
vs
Hanks

194 cm
28
217 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

182 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Sen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sen. Sen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanks lands with a nice body punch.
Sen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sen.
Sen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanks.
Hanks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sen backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
Sen throws a head kick but Hanks moves out of range.
A jab from Sen does it's job there.
Sen misses with a two punch combination.
Sen scores with a three punch combo!
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Sen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sen.
Sen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hanks will feel that in the morning.
Sen scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen blocks a jab.
Sen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanks's head.
Sen defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Sen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sen ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sen slips a straight right by Hanks.
Sen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sen scores with a spinning back kick!
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Sen saw that one coming.
Hanks 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.
Hanks throws a hook but Sen blocks it.
Sen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
Sen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Sen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Sen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Sen ducks down to avoid it.
Sen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Sen throws a head kick that half lands.
Sen throws a leg kick which misses Hanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanks tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanks misses the target.
Good leg kick by Sen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sen defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Hanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sen.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Sen stalks Hanks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanks's face. Hanks staggers backwards, shaken.
Sen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Sen's head but Sen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks misses with a jab to the body
and Sen counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sen 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.
Sen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
Hanks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Sen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanks on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Sen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sen misses with a combination
enabling Hanks to counter with a crisp jab.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen lands a head kick. Hanks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sen slips under a jab.
Sen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sen throws a head kick that Hanks semi-blocks.
Sen lands a jab to the head.
Sen blocks a jab.
Sen slips under a jab.
Sen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sen counters with a big head kick but Hanks shrugs it off.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Sen's head but Sen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Sen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Sen moves away and avoids it.
Sen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sen swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Sen cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
Sen wants to slow Hanks down by chopping away at his legs.
Sen moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Sen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hanks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sen counters with a leg kick.
Hanks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sen throws a front kick that sends Hanks stumbling back into the cage.
Hanks is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Sen.
Sen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Sen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sen.
Hanks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sen throws a nice head kick!
Hanks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sen thows a body kick. Hanks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jin Sen is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sen.
Hanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sen lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sen thumps Hanks with a low kick.
Sen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hanks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Sen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sen.
Sen feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
Sen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanks can do to turn this around?
Sen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sen can pounce on him.
Sen lands a front kick.
Sen throws a head kick that Hanks semi-blocks.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Sen saw that one coming.
Hanks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sen feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sen.
Sen connects with a high kick.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sen can pounce on him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hanks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sen has got the better of the exchanges.
Hanks throws a combination. Sen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sen counters with a big head kick but Hanks shrugs it off.
Sen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sen. Hanks shrugs it off though.
Hanks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sen.
Sen scores with a spinning back kick!
Sen scores with a jab. Hanks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sen.
Hanks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
Sen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen keeps Hanks at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sen ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanks misses with a double jab
and Sen counters with a leg kick.
Hanks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sen.
Sen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sen lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Sen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sen lands a head kick. Hanks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sen.
Sen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanks throws a shot to the body.
Hanks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Sen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sen slips under a jab.
Sen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sen misses with a head kick.
Hanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sen lands with a kick to the temple. Hanks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sen staying out of range there.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Sen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sen counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That has opened up Fred Hanks's cut even more.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks slips a jab and a cross from Sen.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanks swings for the body but Sen moves out of range.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Sen takes one to the chin there.
Sen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Sen ducks down to avoid it.
Hanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Hanks throws a body punch but Sen moves out of range.
Hanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Sen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanks. That snapped Sen's head back.
Sen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Hanks misses
and Sen counters with a two punch combo.
Hanks connects with a single shot there.
Hanks connects with a single shot there.
Hanks misses with a jab to the body
and Sen counters with a big head kick but Hanks shrugs it off.
Hanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Hanks.
Sen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Sen saw that one coming.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Sen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sen throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanks throws the left hand but Sen avoids the punch easily.
Hanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sen throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanks checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sen.
Hanks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sen backs up against the cage.
Sen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sen swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a shot to the body
and Sen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanks throws a hook but Sen avoids it easily.
Sen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sen slips a jab from Hanks.
A good leg kick by Sen.
Sen connects with a high kick.
Hanks misses with a double jab
and Sen counters with an outside leg kick.
Sen moves away from the strike by Hanks.
A big right from Sen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sen scores with a push kick.
Hanks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sen counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The cut above Fred Hanks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Sen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sen 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Sen!