PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by Serial Killer. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lucas
vs
Hanks

188 cm
35
179 lbs
33 - 10 - 2

179 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas wants to clinch up but Hanks keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
Lucas looks to land a right hand but Hanks moved out of range.
Lucas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lucas.

It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Hanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucas drops his hands momentarily and Hanks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Lucas misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks blocks a head kick by Lucas.
Lucas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lucas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
Hanks tried to score with a low kick but Lucas checks it.
Lucas lands a jab to the head.
Hanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henry Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas lands a jab to Hanks's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks misses with a leg kick.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Lucas jumps back.
Hanks cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg.
Nice shot by Hanks.
Hanks swings for the body but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Lucas lands a leg kick that knocks Hanks off balance momentarily.
Lucas moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Lucas.
Lucas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a nice looking body kick.
Lucas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanks, as that shot connected.
Lucas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks.
Hanks tries to score with a low kick but Lucas moves his leg out of the way.
Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanks, right into the meat.
Lucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanks blocks the leg kick.
Hanks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucas's head backwards.
Lucas throws a hook but Hanks blocks it.
Hanks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lucas takes a step back to recover.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanks lands with a hook. Lucas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Lucas does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Lucas misses.
Hanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucas connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanks lands a leg kick that knocks Lucas off balance momentarily.
Hanks lands a jab to the nose.
Lucas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanks with a nice cross.
A clash of legs there as Lucas blocks the low kick.
Lucas 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.
Hanks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lucas momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Lucas tries to clinch up.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Hanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanks tries to land a front kick but Lucas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks misses with a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Lucas lands a nice shot that snaps Hanks's head back.
Lucas catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Hanks digs a good body shot into Lucas's ribs.
Lucas tried to score with a low kick but Hanks checks it.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Hanks throws a hook but Lucas avoids it easily.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanks throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Hanks misses with a left hand
and Lucas counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanks throws a low kick but Lucas avoids it.
Lucas slips under a jab from Hanks.
Lucas tries a low kick but Hanks avoids it.
Hanks misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Lucas's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucas tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses
and Lucas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucas throws a one two combo.
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lucas.
A head kick from Lucas lands but Hanks takes it in his stride.
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!
Hanks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
A big left from Hanks misses.
Nice jab there from Hanks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lucas is out of range and Hanks settles back down.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Lucas checks it.
Hanks takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanks throws an overhand right that lands on Lucas's shoulder, as Lucas tries to avoid the shot.
Craig Hanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanks tries to work over Lucas's front leg with a kick but Lucas checks it.
Hanks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Hanks misses its intended target.
Lucas misses with a hook
and Hanks counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas throws out the jab.
Lucas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanks wants to land a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanks throws a push kick but Lucas slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanks. That's going to slow Lucas down.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks lands a head shot.
Hanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucas tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanks's head.
Lucas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Hanks avoids them all with ease.
Hanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lucas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanks. Hanks obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucas misses with the combination.
A big left from Lucas misses.
Hanks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucas lands with a good body shot.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanks swings widly with a right hand

and Lucas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Hanks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas.
A shot in the inside from Lucas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas with a knee to the head.
Lucas lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanks won't want to take too many of those.
Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Hanks.
Hanks presses Lucas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Lucas keeps him there for the moment.

Lucas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lucas closes the distance and clinches.

Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Lucas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks'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. This is the final round!

Lucas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks.
Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Hanks.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanks.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Lucas walks into a stiff left hand from Hanks.
A left lands for Lucas.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lucas lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanks breaks from the clinch.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucas slips under a jab.
Hanks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanks lands with a shot to the body.
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Hanks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hanks in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hanks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lucas momentarily.
Hanks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanks lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucas swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas is just out of range.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Lucas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanks.
Hanks throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Lucas.
Hanks throws a hook but Lucas avoids it easily.
Hanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanks thows a body kick. Lucas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lucas cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
Lucas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanks defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Hanks's head but Hanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks scores with a hook.
Hanks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lucas has time to react.
Hanks jabs Lucas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lucas misses with an uppercut.
Lucas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas.
Hanks tries to land a leg kick but Lucas saw it coming and moves away.
Hanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
Hanks throws the kick towards the body but Lucas avoids it.
Lucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks looks for the body kick but Lucas saw that one coming.
Lucas moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lucas blocks a leg kick.
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanks.
Hanks misses with a body kick.
Lucas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas cracks Hanks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Hanks.
Lucas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanks's head.
Lucas is looking to clinch.
Hanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.