PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - No Love. Knapp has chosen Chevelle - The Red as his entrance music. Steve Hanson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Knapp's chin.

Hanson
vs
Knapp

180 cm
32
165 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Knapp ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Hanson throws a hook to the side of Knapp's head but Knapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Hanson throws a body punch but Knapp moves out of range.
Hanson tries to bum rush Knapp with a series of wild strikes but Knapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hanson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hanson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knapp at a distance.
Knapp misses with a body kick.
Knapp throws a front kick aimed at Hanson's knee but Hanson avoids it well.
Knapp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
A jab from Knapp finds it's way through Hanson's defenses.
Knapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knapp slips a jab from Hanson.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Knapp's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Knapp misses.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
A big right from Hanson misses.
Knapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Knapp tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Hanson.
Knapp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knapp.
Knapp connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Hanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knapp off the cage and back into range.
Hanson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knapp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knapp.
Hanson cracks Knapp with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knapp as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Knapp misses.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanson throws a hook but Knapp avoids it easily.
Hanson throws a right hand that Knapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Knapp also avoids with ease.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knapp manages to avoid it.
Knapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Good leg kick by Knapp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knapp checks a leg kick.
Hanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws the left hand but Knapp avoids the punch easily.
Knapp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Knapp blocks a jab.
Knapp lands a nice shot that snaps Hanson's head back.
Hanson thows a leg kick but Knapp checks it
and Knapp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Knapp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knapp scores with a hook to the body. Hanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Knapp.
Hanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Hanson.
Knapp jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knapp takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
Knapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson misses with a shot to the body
and Knapp counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanson. Knapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knapp misses with an attempted mid kick.

Knapp instigates a clinch.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Knapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hansons head.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knapps head.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knapp's elbow.
Knapp stalling in the clinch.
Knapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
Knapp tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Knapp back against the cage.
Knapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
Knapp tries a body shot but Hanson blocks it.
Knapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knapp prevents a body shot from Hanson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Knapp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanson 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 Knapp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knapp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steve Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Knapp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Knapp's ribs.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Knapp ducks down to avoid it.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp staying out of range there.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Knapp avoids it well.
Hanson moves forwards but Knapp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knapp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanson throws the kick towards the body but Knapp avoids it.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Hanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knapp tries to work over Hanson's front leg with a kick but Hanson checks it.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp misses with a few strikes there.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Knapp throws a lazy body kick
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Knapp slips the punch.
Knapp cracks Hanson with an open hand slap.
Hanson swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Hanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knapp.
Hanson lands a jab.

Knapp is rocked!
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Knapp.
Knapp lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.
Knapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Hanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanson cracks Knapp with a good jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knapp throws a wild body kick that Hanson sees coming a mile off.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanson misses with a hook. Knapp ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knapp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Hanson checks the leg kick.
Knapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knapp lands a jab to the nose.
Hanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knapp lands a jab.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knapp moves away.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Hanson throws a hook but Knapp avoids it easily.
Hanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knapp digs a good body shot into Hanson's ribs.
Knapp avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Knapp moved out of range.
Knapp seems to have recovered his senses.

Knapp has Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Hanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Knapp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Knapp's shoulder, as Knapp tries to avoid the shot.
Knapp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knapp lands a leg kick that knocks Hanson off balance momentarily.
Knapp cracks Hanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Knapp sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knapp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson throws out a powerful jab.
Hanson swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knapp. That snapped Hanson's head back.
Knapp scores with a shot to the body.
Knapp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanson. That snapped Knapp's head back.

That has opened up Peter Knapp's cut even more.
Knapp lands an overhand right.
Knapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanson.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Knapp misses with a straight left.
Knapp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Knapp.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Knapp slips the punch.
Hanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knapp blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knapp, right into the meat.
Peter Knapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Hanson scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knapp.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Knapp blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Knapp.
Knapp misses the jab.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Knapp misses with a low kick.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Knapp.
Knapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Knapp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanson digs a good hook to Knapp's body.
Hanson cracks Knapp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Steve Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Hanson.
Hanson connects with the punch.
Hanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
Hanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knapp on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Knapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knapp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Hanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knapp moves forwards but Hanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knapp just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Knapp finds it's target.
Knapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Knapp.
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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

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