PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett Hanson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hanson
vs
Shore

187 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Barrett Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Shore!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shore is defended easily by Hanson.
Shore misses with the combination.
Shore shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hanson clinches with his opponent.

Hanson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet.

Hanson stands up from half guard.
Shore shoots in but Hanson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barrett Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Shore.
Shore looks winded!

Hanson moves into the clinch.
A short left from Hanson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanson stalling against the cage.

Hanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson tries to bum rush Shore with a series of wild strikes but Shore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanson avoids it really well and circles away.
Shore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glen Shore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson stuffs the takedown.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.

Hanson clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shore letting Hanson take a breather here.

Hanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shore shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanson tries to sprawl out of it but Shore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hanson dives in and scores a takedown into Shore's guard.
Hanson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson wants to stand but Shore is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hanson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Shore.

Hanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanson has managed to get both his arms back between Shore's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanson passes Shore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson thows a huge punch but Shore dodges it nicely.
Hanson works his way into full mount!

Hanson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shore has worked his arm free - good work by Shore!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shore has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barrett Hanson dominated that round.
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.

Shore dives in for a single leg takedown but Hanson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Shore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shore wants to break free but Hanson has control.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hanson clinches with his opponent.

Hanson gets control of Shore's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hanson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shore is breathing heavily.
Hanson has his hands on Shore's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Hanson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Barrett Hanson just wasn't active enough.
Shore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanson defends it nicely.
Shore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hanson counters by clinching up.

Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Shore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanson avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrett Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Shore.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Shore sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Shore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shore tries to bum rush Hanson with a series of wild strikes but Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hanson gets a clinch.

Hanson pulls Shore into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hanson holds on and takes a little breather.
Shore throws an elbow that misses. Hanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shore's guard. Nice move by Hanson!

Shore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore working a defensive guard but Hanson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Shore is looking for a sweep.
Hanson controlling the position.

Hanson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shore, who protects the arm well.
Shore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson controlling the position.
Hanson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hanson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Hanson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shore is trying to control Hanson's posture but Hanson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson works to advance to full mount. Shore defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shore is squirming around, avoiding Hanson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barrett Hanson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Hanson. No joy for Shore on that attempt.
Shore fails to land with a series of punches.
Shore shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Shore shows good takedown defense.
Hanson throws a body kick that misses.
Shore moves out of range as Hanson throws a body kick.
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shore tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shore to the ground. Shore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shore as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrett Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shore wants it to stay on the feet.
Hanson stuffs the takedown attempt from Shore. Shore gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Shore shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanson is fending him off so far but Shore persists. Nope, Hanson circles away and we're back to standing.

Hanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hanson pulls guard effortlessly.
Hanson is pulling down on Shore's head to control his posture.
Shore trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson trying to control the position here.
Shore trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Shore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shore blocks a head kick by Hanson.

Hanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shore misses with the head strike.
Hanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shore.
Shore is pressed up against the cage. Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shore down to the mat. Shore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanson sprawls well. Hanson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shore gets slowly back to his feet.
Shore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore shoots in and drives through. Hanson sprawls well.
Hanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Hanson closes the distance and pushes Shore back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson throws an elbow that misses.

Hanson jumps into guard, dragging Shore to the mat.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Shore from controlling successfully.
Shore throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore throws a big right hand that misses.
Shore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Shore from controlling successfully.
Shore prevents Hanson from getting back to his feet.
Hanson working a defensive guard but Shore passes into half guard.
Hanson is not content to let Shore control the position.
Hanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shore.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shore wants to control but Hanson is keeping him busy.
Hanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glen Shore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrett Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Shore has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hanson defend it? Shore steps over the head and cranks it - Hanson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Glen Shore!