PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Penn State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

State
vs
Hands

159 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Penn State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunder Hands!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands misses with a head kick.
State keeps the fight on the outside.
Hands is looking to clinch.
Hands darts in trying to clinch

and State counters with a shoot takedown. Hands fights it but they end up in guard.
State is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
State showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
State working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hands's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
State looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
State trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Penn State just wasn't active enough.
Hands doesn't succeed with the takedown

and State counters by clinching up.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as State controls his hands.
State on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hands tries to pull guard but State holds him up against the cage and eventually Hands drops back down to his feet.
Hands is trying to break free.

State jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
State wants to sweep here but Hands controlling him for the moment.
State striking off his back but it's not causing Hands any problems.
State keeping moving, preventing Hands from controlling successfully.
State pulls Hands in close to prevent any damage.

State working for a triangle but Hands defends it easily.
State wants to sweep here but Hands controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
State seems keen to control Hands's posture.
State manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
State connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
State connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
State tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
State has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hands's face.
State landing strikes from the mount and Hands is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
State working Hands over with strikes here.

Hands is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
State lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hands is still in real trouble! Can State finish him?
State lands a big elbow.
State lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Penn State dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

State scores a takedown into full mount!

State working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hands looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by State! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Penn State!