PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oliver
vs
Hanks

175 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Oliver slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanks.
Oliver tries to work over Hanks's front leg with a kick but Hanks checks it.
Oliver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Antonio Hanks has been cut.
Oliver swinging wildly here.
Oliver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hanks clinches up against the cage.
Hanks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliver smiles and moves away.
Tommy Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Oliver misses with the combination.

Hanks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliver did well to prevent Hanks getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliver is trying to stand back up but Hanks is controlling him

Hanks is trying to work for a kimura but Oliver is defending well.

Hanks is looking for a kimura but Oliver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hanks to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver wants to get back to his feet.

Hanks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliver is just riding it out for now. Hanks eventually gives up the hold.

Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hanks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hanks is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oliver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanks is working for a submission of some sort.

Oliver is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanks.

Hanks is working for a kimura but Oliver is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hanks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hanks.

Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Hanks dodges the punch combination from Oliver.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt - Oliver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliver.
Tommy Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanks shoots in for a takedown but Oliver shows good takedown defense.
Hanks tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliver pinned against the cage. Oliver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hanks backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Oliver does no damage.
Oliver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanks swings for the body but Oliver moves out of range.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oliver looks to land a combination. Hanks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
Tommy Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Hanks avoids them all with ease.

Oliver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hanks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliver!
Hanks tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oliver presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oliver is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanks.

Hanks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Hanks swings around for an armbar but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hanks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hanks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hanks has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Oliver is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hanks.

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.

Oliver decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oliver cracks Hanks with a good jab.
Oliver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliver lands a two punch combo.
Hanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Oliver. Those never looked like landing.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Hanks avoids them all with ease.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oliver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hanks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hanks misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hanks.

Hanks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Hanks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oliver has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oliver!

Hanks looking for subs off his back but Oliver has passed one foot through into half guard.

Oliver decides to stand and escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oliver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliver connects with a looping right hand.
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliver is fending him off so far but Hanks persists. Nope, Oliver circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Oliver throws a right hand that Hanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanks also avoids with ease.

Hanks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hanks is in Oliver's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanks actively working from the bottom here.

Hanks looking for subs from the bottom but Oliver mounts him!
Hanks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio Hanks has got the better of the ground game so far.

Oliver stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hanks looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.
Tommy Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Oliver connects with a crisp jab.
Oliver throws a combination that misses

and Hanks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hanks is looking for a kimura but Oliver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hanks to get the leverage.

Hanks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hanks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hanks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Oliver.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Oliver!