PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Handelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handelman has chosen All I Do is Win as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ject
vs
Handelman

189 cm
24
195 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Handelman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handelman looks to clinch
and Ject counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handelman tries to clinch but Ject moves away
and Ject makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Handelman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ject counters with a stiff right hand.
Ject throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject connects with a leg kick. Handelman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ject throws a body punch but Handelman moves out of range.
Handelman darts in trying to clinch
and Ject counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Handelman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ject swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ject misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ject scores with a sloppy right hand. Handelman should have avoided that one.
Jab from Ject.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ject misses.
Ject bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Handelman's head.
Ject throws a series of punches but Handelman moves out of range.
Ject sizes up Handelman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ject scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ject.

It looks like Kevin Handelman has been cut.

Handelman moves into range and clinches up with Ject.

Ject pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handelman darts in trying to clinch
and Ject counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pro Ject dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Handelman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ject lands a head shot.
Handelman darts in trying to clinch
and Ject counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Handelman thinking.
Ject scores with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Handelman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ject misses with a looping left.
Ject works over Handelman's head and body with a nice combination.
Ject lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ject throws a right hand that Handelman ducks under and follows up with a left that Handelman also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handelman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ject. Ject obviously looking to wear him down.
Handelman swings widly with a right hand
and Ject counters with a straight right hand.
Handelman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handelman slips a straight right by Ject.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject keeps Handelman at a distance using the push kick.
Ject thows a body shot but no joy.
Handelman loads up on a big right hand but Ject slips the punch.
Handelman misses with a hook
and Ject counters with a good low kick that Handelman was not able to check.
Handelman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject thows a body shot but no joy.
Ject throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handelman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ject throws a leg kick which misses Handelman's front leg but catches the back leg as Handelman tries to avoid it.
Ject scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handelman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pro Ject dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Handelman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Handelman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Handelman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ject works the jab nicely.
Ject catches Handelman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Handelman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ject.
Handelman misses with a hook
and Ject counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handelman closes the distance but Ject moves to the side
and Ject counters with a big head kick but Handelman shrugs it off.
Handelman wants to clinch
and Ject counters with a slapping leg kick.
Handelman closes the distance but Ject moves to the side
and Ject counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject throws a right hand that misses

and Handelman counters by clinching up.

Ject pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ject misses with an uppercut.
Ject connects with a solid leg kick.
Handelman takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handelman.
Ject comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ject ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Handelman wants to clinch
and Ject counters with an inside leg kick.
Kevin Handelman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Handelman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pro Ject is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ject cracks Handelman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ject scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pro Ject showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ject, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pro Ject!