PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jane
vs
Hanks

182 cm
29
183 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

179 cm
27
175 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks tries to work over Jane's front leg with a kick but Jane checks it.
Hanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jane.
Hanks slips under a jab from Jane.
Hanks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Jane moved out of range.
Hanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Jane connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Jane.
Jane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Hanks scores with a nice right hand.
Hanks throws a front kick aimed at Jane's knee but Jane avoids it well.
Hanks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanks, pushing him back against the cage.
Jane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanks misses with a punch to the body.
Jane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanks.
Jane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanks.
Hanks misses with a kick to the body.
Jane throws a low kick but Hanks moves out of range easily.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Jane moved out of range.
Jane lands with a good body shot.
Hanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Jane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanks.
Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jane moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off.
Hanks misses with a double jab
and Jane counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks throws the left hand but Jane avoids the punch easily.
Hanks cracks Jane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanks wants to slow Jane down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Jane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Hanks.
An inside leg kick from Hanks misses.
Jane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jane misses with a looping left.
Jane defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.
Jane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Jane lands.
Hanks swings for the body but Jane moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking to land body kicks.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
Hanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanks throws a hook but Jane blocks it.
A left and a right from Jane both land. Nice combination.
Jane lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanks checks a low kick from Jane.
Hanks tried to score with a low kick but Jane checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Jane there.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks throws a wild body kick that Jane sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jane lands a slapping body shot.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Jane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
Jane checks a leg kick.
Jane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hanks.
Jane throws a leg kick which misses Hanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanks tries to avoid it.
Jane moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Jane checks a leg kick.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanks throws a hook but Jane blocks it.
Hanks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanks scrambles back to his feet.
Hanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanks throws a push kick but Jane slaps the foot to one side.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Hanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanks throws a chopping leg kick but Jane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jane thows a leg kick but Hanks checks it
and Hanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanks misses the jab.
Hanks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jane is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Hanks scores with a leg kick.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Hanks misses with a leg kick
and Jane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jane slips a straight right by Hanks.
Jane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Jane.
Jane checks a low kick from Hanks.
Craig Hanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jane walks into a jab.
Hanks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jane's calf.
Jane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jane.
Hanks cracks a nice hook into Jane's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jane.
Hanks misses with a straight left.
Hanks connects with an inside leg kick.
Jane clobbers Hanks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Hanks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jane lands a really nice looking cross but Hanks seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jane.
Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jane throws out the jab.
Jane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanks thows a body kick. Jane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanks throws an overhand right that lands on Jane's shoulder, as Jane tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Jane.
Nice body punch from Hanks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jane connects with a right hand. Hanks shakes it off.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jane checks a leg kick.
Jane looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanks is just out of range.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
Jane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Jane checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Jane blocks the low kick.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Jane moved out of range nicely.
Hanks throws a head kick but Jane moves out of range.
Jane misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jane.
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Jane ducks down to avoid it.
Jane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jane feints a jab promting Hanks to slip. Jane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hanks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jane lands a nice shot that snaps Hanks's head back.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Jane moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a solid leg kick but Jane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanks.
A shot to the liver by Jane. Beautiful body shot.
Hanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Jane.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanks scores with a jab to the head.
Jane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanks in his tracks.
Jane connects with an inside leg kick.
Jane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Jane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
A punch combination from Jane misses.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
Jane lands a nice shot that snaps Hanks's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Hanks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Jane.
Hanks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jane. That did some damage!
Jane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanks throws a hook but Jane avoids it easily.
Hanks misses with a hook
and Jane counters with a nice body kick.
Hanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanks throws a body punch but Jane moves out of range.
Jane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks 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.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jane checks a low kick from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Jane - just one landing.
A low kick from Hanks is predictable there
and Jane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Jane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Jane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanks is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Hanks misses.
Jane lands with an overhand left.
Hanks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jane will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks throws a lazy uppercut
and Jane counters with a series of strikes. Hanks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Patrick Jane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good work by Jane as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Jane tenderised Hanks's leg. Hanks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Jane misses its intended target.
Jane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jane lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jane was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Hanks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Jane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks takes a swing at Jane's ribcage but misses.
Jane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanks.
Jane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanks throws a series of punches but Jane avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jane throws a combination. Hanks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jane avoids the head kick by Hanks.
Hanks throws a body punch but Jane moves out of range.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jane with a nice cross.
Jane connects with a high kick.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Jane saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanks 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 Jane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanks wants to slow Jane down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Jane blocks the low kick.
Jane is looking to slow Hanks down with leg kicks.
Hanks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Hanks misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Jane moves out of range easily.
Hanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jane scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanks connects with an inside leg kick.
Jane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Jane is looking to slow Hanks down with leg kicks.
Hanks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jane takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane thumps Hanks with a low kick.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
Jane misses with a double jab.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks thanked the fans post fight for their support.