PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Dropped a bomb on me. Charles Handly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gerald Hodges's chin.

Handly
vs
Hodges

173 cm
25
159 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
26
157 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Hodges misses
and Handly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hodges motions for Handly to come forward. Hodges throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hodges lands a body shot.
Handly tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Hodges tries a head kick but it misses.
Hodges is looking to land body kicks.
Handly tries to score with a low kick but Hodges moves his leg out of the way.
Handly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hodges circles away.
Handly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hodges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Handly throws a chopping leg kick but Hodges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hodges enables Handly to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hodges manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Hodges blocks nicely.

Hodges manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hodges takes a swing at Handly's ribcage but misses.
Handly wants to land a leg kick but Hodges is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Handly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hodges is able to avoid easily.
Hodges throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Handly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
Hodges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Handly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hodges as he avoids it easily.
Handly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Handly lunges at Hodges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hodges's hand.
Handly shoots in and drives through. Hodges sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodges blocks a low kick nicely.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Handly or perhaps it was just good defense by Hodges which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handly.
Handly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handly.
Hodges connects with a solid leg kick.
Hodges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Hodges misses.
Handly moves out of range as Hodges throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handly throws a leg kick
and Hodges counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Handly is predictable there
and Hodges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Handly tenderised Hodges's leg. Hodges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hodges takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hodges misses with a kick to the body.
Hodges stuffs the takedown.
Hodges blocks a leg kick.
Hodges scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Handly.
Handly connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly shoots in but Hodges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hodges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Handly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hodges keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodges tries to get to full guard but Handly has control of the leg.
Hodges keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hodges pushes Handly off looking to stand but Handly dives back in and keeps control.
Hodges regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hodges keeping moving, preventing Handly from controlling successfully.
Hodges wants to get back to his feet but Handly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Handly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hodges is keeping the position for now.
Handly is looking to work some ground and pound but Hodges has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hodges wants to get back to his feet but Handly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hodges wants to stand but Handly is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Handly trying to control but Hodges is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Handly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Handly is looking to score with low kicks.
Hodges keeps Handly at a distance using the push kick.
Hodges throws a body kick the misses
and Handly counters with a leg kick.

Handly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hodges quickly recovers to half guard.
Handly 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.

Handly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hodges doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Handly.
Hodges is staying active underneath Handly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hodges is trying to maintain the position but Handly is very close to passing his half guard.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Hodges is refusing to be controlled, as Handly sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Handly throwing shots but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Handly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hodges regains full guard. Nicely done.
Handly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly looking to sit in guard and control but Hodges gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hodges has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Handly is proving hard to escape from.
Handly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hodges gets to his feet. Handly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. Hodges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hodges circles away.
Handly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Handly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hodges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Handly checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handly scores with a hook to the body. Hodges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Handly.
Hodges throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handly.
Hodges wants to slow Handly down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hodges. Handly shrugs it off though.
Hodges throws a body kick that misses.

Handly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Handly keeps control of Hodges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Handly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Hodges.
Handly throws a low kick but Hodges avoids it.
Handly avoids the body shot from Hodges.
Hodges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hodges checks the leg kick nicely there.
Handly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hodges throws a hook but Handly blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Hodges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly looks for the body kick but Hodges saw that one coming.
Hodges throws out a leg kick but Handly moves out of range and Hodges only half commits.
Handly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hodges has time to react.
Handly blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. Hodges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hodges is looking to score with low kicks.
Handly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly throws a leg kick but Hodges checks it.
Hodges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Handly. Handly obviously looking to wear him down.
Hodges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Handly checks it well.
Charles Handly is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hodges. Handly does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges tries to land a leg kick but Handly saw it coming and moves away.
Handly scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Handly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Handly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hodges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hodges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Handly thumps Hodges with a low kick.
Hodges pushes Handly away with a front kick.
Handly throws a chopping leg kick but Hodges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Handly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Handly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hodges moves away.
Hodges misses with a straight left.
Handly throws a leg kick but Hodges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly throws a solid leg kick but Hodges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Handly.
A leg kick checked by Handly.
Handly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hodges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Handly tries to clinch up.
Hodges cracks a nice hook into Handly's ribs.
Hodges thuds his right hand into Handly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Handly.
Hodges displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Handly.
Hodges takes a swing at Handly's ribcage but misses.
Hodges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hodges throws a leg kick but Handly checks it.
Handly throws out a leg kick but Hodges moves out of range and Handly only half commits.
Handly motions for Hodges to come forward. Handly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handly shoots for a double leg takedown but Hodges sprawls well. He's pushed Handly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Handly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Handly blocks the body kick.
Good work by Hodges as he checks the leg kick.
Hodges tries to work over Handly's front leg with a kick but Handly checks it.
Handly avoids the body shot from Hodges.
Handly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerald Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hodges counters with a good low kick that Handly was not able to check.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerald Hodges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handly moves into range and connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hodges blocks the low kick.
Charles Handly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hodges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handly.
Hodges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Handly. Handly obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hodges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hodges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Handly misses.
Handly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hodges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hodges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hodges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Handly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A bone on bone clash there as Hodges blocks the leg kick.
Hodges swats away the attempt to clinch by Handly.
Handly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly avoids a kick to the body.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. Handly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hodges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hodges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hodges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hodges is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Handly rather than just go for the knockout.
Hodges lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hodges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Handly throws out a loose jab but Hodges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Handly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hodges.
Handly thumps Hodges with a low kick.
Hodges throws a wild body kick that Handly sees coming a mile off.
Hodges lands a nice shot that snaps Handly's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hodges checks it well.
Handly blocks a leg kick.
Handly checks a leg kick.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Handly throws a head kick that misses.
Hodges misses with a body kick.
Handly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hodges lands a leg kick that knocks Handly off balance momentarily.
Handly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Handly lands a head kick. Hodges smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handly tries to land a front kick but Hodges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Handly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Handly showed some decent athleticism there.
Handly is looking to take a break and control but Hodges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerald Hodges.
I think Handly 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Handly!
As Charles Handly got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: KABOOOM!!! The Hand Grenade Exploded on that dude! The fans are awesome, the game is awesome, shit I'm awesome!!! KABOOM!!!'.