PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hanson
vs
Lakanik

185 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

191 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Lakanik avoids nicely.
Lakanik swinging wildly here.
Jack Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakanik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
Lakanik takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
Hanson tries a low kick but Lakanik avoids it.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Lakanik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanson.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Lakanik.
Lakanik takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lakanik shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lakanik showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson controlling the position for now.
Hanson is looking to control Lakanik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanson avoid being mounted?
Lakanik thows a huge punch but Hanson dodges it nicely.
Hanson wants to improve his position but Lakanik is controlling well.
Lakanik seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lakanik is working away from the top position though.
Hanson is controlling Lakanik's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Hanson just wasn't active enough.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Lakanik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Lakanik.
Hanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lakanik circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Lakanik as Hanson shoots in.
Lakanik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lakanik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson lands with an overhand left.
Lakanik blocks a leg kick.
Hanson throws a front kick aimed at Lakanik's knee but Lakanik avoids it well.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lakanik but Lakanik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Lakanik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lakanik counters with a low kick, right behind Hanson 's knee.
Lakanik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lakanik is looking to land body kicks.
Lakanik checks a low kick from Hanson.
Hanson throws a hook but Lakanik avoids it easily.
Hanson catches Lakanik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakanik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lakanik throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Hanson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lakanik's head backwards.
Lakanik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Hanson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hanson tries to work over Lakanik's front leg with a kick but Lakanik checks it.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.

Lakanik takes the fight into the clinch.

Hanson lands a takedown into guard.
Hanson prevents Lakanik from getting back to his feet.
Hanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lakanik has Hanson pulled in close to control his posture.
Lakanik wants to sweep but no luck.
Lakanik wants to stand up but Hanson is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lakanik has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik wants to sweep but no luck.
Lakanik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanson landing with the ground and pound.
Lakanik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lakanik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanson is controlling him.
Hanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lakanik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lakanik is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lakanik's head.
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lakanik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Lakanik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Lakanik is trying to control the position but Hanson postures up.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
Lakanik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lakanik seems keen to control Hanson's posture.
Hanson passes Lakanik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hanson working Lakanik over with strikes.
Lakanik is looking to get back to full guard here but Hanson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hanson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lakanik is avoiding damage well.
Lakanik is trying to buck Hanson off.
Lakanik stops Hanson from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hanson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakanik avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanson.
Hanson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lakanik keeps working.
Hanson lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson cracks Lakanik with a big elbow.
Lakanik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lakanik takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hanson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hanson throws a body kick that misses.
Lakanik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lakanik tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lakanik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanson throws a nice looking combination but Lakanik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lakanik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lakanik defending well though.
Hanson not doing much here.
Hanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lakanik wants to control but Hanson is keeping busy.

Lakanik has one foot on Hanson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lakanik moves away.
Hanson is looking to land body kicks.
Hanson with a nice cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanson, as that shot connected.
Jack Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lakanik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Lakanik's shoulder, as Lakanik tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looks for a takedown but Lakanik sprawls well.
Hanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
John Lakanik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lakanik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lakanik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakanik. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Lakanik misses with a few strikes there.
Lakanik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Lakanik moved out of range.
Hanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lakanik.
Lakanik moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakanik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good exchange - Hanson coming out on top.
Lakanik scores with a leg kick.
Jack Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and Lakanik counters with a big head kick but Hanson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson throws a right hand that Lakanik ducks under and follows up with a left that Lakanik also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Lakanik.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik looks to land a combination but Hanson avoids it well.
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!
Hanson thows a leg kick but Lakanik checks it
and Lakanik counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lakanik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Lakanik connects with a right hand. Hanson shakes it off.
Lakanik misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson wants to slow Lakanik down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson wants to clinch.
Lakanik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Lakanik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanson!