PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hanks
vs
La Fleur

182 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
219 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter La Fleur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Fleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks throws the left hand but La Fleur avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Hanks misses.
La Fleur throws a right and a left that Hanks avoids nicely.
Hanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped La Fleur in his tracks.
La Fleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
La Fleur looks for the body kick but Hanks saw that one coming.
La Fleur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanks.
La Fleur throws a low kick but Hanks moves out of range easily.
Hanks misses with a body punch
and La Fleur counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hanks does it's job there.
La Fleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanks cracks La Fleur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
La Fleur misses with a body kick.
La Fleur delivers a nice body kick.
La Fleur works over Hanks's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Fleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La Fleur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks moves out of range of the leg kick from La Fleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La Fleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanks circles away quickly and effectively.
La Fleur avoids the body shot from Hanks.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Fleur.
La Fleur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
La Fleur throws a series of strikes that have Hanks backpedaling.
A clash of legs there as Hanks blocks the low kick.
Hanks slips under a jab from La Fleur.
La Fleur fails to land with a series of punches.
La Fleur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Fleur tries to land a leg kick but Hanks saw it coming and moves away.
Hanks swats away the attempt to clinch by La Fleur.
La Fleur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
La Fleur fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but La Fleur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Fleur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
La Fleur throws a solid leg kick but Hanks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Fleur.
La Fleur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
La Fleur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Fleur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Fleur throws a half hearted mid kick.
La Fleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Fleur misses with a combination
and Hanks counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from La Fleur.
Hanks lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La Fleur.
Hanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Fleur misses with a wild combination.
La Fleur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
La Fleur scores with a head kick. Hanks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
La Fleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
La Fleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
La Fleur throws a front kick aimed at Hanks's knee but Hanks avoids it well.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
La Fleur doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
La Fleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Fleur misses with a few strikes there.
Hanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Fleur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Fleur misses with a double jab
and Hanks counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from La Fleur.
La Fleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and La Fleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
La Fleur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanks.
La Fleur lands a leg kick that knocks Hanks off balance momentarily.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but La Fleur slips the punch.
Hanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La Fleur. La Fleur obviously looking to wear him down.
La Fleur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanks if he has to take too many more of those.
La Fleur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Fleur thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Fleur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks scores with a body shot.
Hanks cracks La Fleur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
La Fleur looks gassed!
Hanks throws out a loose jab but La Fleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Fleur circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hanks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanks cracks La Fleur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
La Fleur tries to clinch up
and Hanks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Hanks misses.
Hanks checks the leg kick.
Hanks throws the left hand but La Fleur avoids the punch easily.
La Fleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanks throws out the jab.
Hanks connects with a body shot.
La Fleur slips a jab from Hanks.
La Fleur throws a leg kick but Hanks checks it.
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
Hanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Fleur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but La Fleur slips the punch.
La Fleur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Fleur scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Fleur, right into the meat.
Hanks takes a swing at La Fleur's ribcage but misses.
Peter La Fleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Hanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanks.
La Fleur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La Fleur shoots in and drives through. Hanks sprawls well.
Hanks misses with a body shot
and La Fleur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Fleur lands a leg kick that knocks Hanks off balance momentarily.
La Fleur misses with a double jab
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Fleur throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hanks scores with a body shot.
La Fleur is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from La Fleur.
Hanks misses with the combination.
Hanks misses with a body shot
and La Fleur counters with a nice body kick.
La Fleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Fleur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Hanks misses the body punch
and La Fleur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peter La Fleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Fleur.
Hanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanks checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from La Fleur.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Fleur.
La Fleur throws out a leg kick but Hanks moves out of range and La Fleur only half commits.
La Fleur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
La Fleur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Fleur.
La Fleur looks to land a body kick but Hanks moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanks misses the target.
La Fleur scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a hook but La Fleur avoids it easily.
La Fleur tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Fleur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
La Fleur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
La Fleur cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
Hanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La Fleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Fleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Fleur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
La Fleur tries to clinch but Hanks moves away
and Hanks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Fleur.
La Fleur misses with a double jab
and Hanks counters with a straight right hand.
Hanks thuds a left hand into La Fleur's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Fleur avoids the body shot from Hanks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La Fleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanks misses with a hook. La Fleur ducked under it nicely.
Hanks slips a jab and a cross from La Fleur.
La Fleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Hanks catches La Fleur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanks connects with a single shot there.
La Fleur looks to land a combination. Hanks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
La Fleur connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but La Fleur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Fleur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Fleur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La Fleur wants to land a leg kick but Hanks is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La Fleur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Hanks dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped La Fleur in his tracks.
La Fleur throws a right and a left that Hanks avoids nicely.
Hanks misses with a lunging right hand
and La Fleur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La Fleur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Fleur, right into the meat.
La Fleur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hanks throws a right hand that La Fleur ducks under and follows up with a left that La Fleur also avoids with ease.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Fleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
La Fleur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and La Fleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
La Fleur throws a right hand that Hanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanks also avoids with ease.
La Fleur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanks takes one to the side of the head.
La Fleur throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Fleur misses with a combination
enabling Hanks to counter with a crisp jab.
La Fleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
La Fleur misses with a low kick.
La Fleur cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
La Fleur throws a right hand that Hanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanks also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks misses with a hook
and La Fleur counters with a left and a right that stings Hanks.
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but La Fleur ducks down to avoid it.
Fred Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanks throws a jab when La Fleur was well out of range.
La Fleur misses the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by La Fleur!
La Fleur throws a head kick that misses.
La Fleur throws a solid leg kick but Hanks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Fleur.
La Fleur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
La Fleur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
La Fleur looks to land a body kick but Hanks moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanks throws a series of punches but La Fleur moves out of range.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but La Fleur slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Fleur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
La Fleur lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
La Fleur misses with a low kick.
La Fleur misses with a straight left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but La Fleur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hanks has got the better of the exchanges.
La Fleur misses with a combination
and Hanks counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanks throws a shot to the body.
La Fleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Fleur avoids the body shot from Hanks.
La Fleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Fleur can do to turn this around?
Hanks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Fleur takes one to the chin there.
La Fleur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Peter La Fleur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks lands a lovely overhand right.
La Fleur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanks swings for the body but La Fleur moves out of range.
Hanks throws an overhand right that lands on La Fleur's shoulder, as La Fleur tries to avoid the shot.
Hanks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of La Fleur's head.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
La Fleur slips a jab from Hanks.
La Fleur fails to land with a series of punches.
La Fleur avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Fleur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
La Fleur misses with a body shot
and Hanks counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from La Fleur misses.
La Fleur tries to bum rush Hanks with a series of wild strikes but Hanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanks lands the left hand.
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!
Hanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
La Fleur wants to land a leg kick but Hanks is out of range.
Good work by Hanks as he checks the leg kick.
La Fleur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Fleur manages to avoid it.
Hanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped La Fleur in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanks checks a low kick from La Fleur.
Hanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Fleur.
La Fleur misses with a low kick.
Hanks blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanks 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Hanks!