PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ryan jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

jones
vs
Hanson

186 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ryan jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitchell Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanson as he avoids it easily.
Hanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
jones is looking to clinch.
jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson misses with a few strikes there.
Hanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by jones.
Hanson throws a series of punches but jones avoids them all with ease.

Hanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for jones!
Hanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
jones wants to control but Hanson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
jones is trying to escape the mount.
Hanson avoids the attempt from jones to control.
jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.

Hanson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
jones wants to clinch.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
jones tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
jones with a poor takedown
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
jones is breathing heavily.
jones tries to clinch up
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson scores with a hook to the body. jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanson throws a jab but it's blocked by jones.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but jones is just out of range.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
jones moves out of range of the strikes.
jones clinches but Hanson breaks the clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hanson counters with a series of strikes. jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Hanson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
jones cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
jones misses with a takedown
and Hanson counters with a series of strikes. jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones takes one on the button.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson scores with a three punch combo!
jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanson counters with a series of strikes. jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanson tries to bum rush jones with a series of wild strikes but jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanson swinging wilding here.
jones wants to clinch but Hanson slips to the side
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Hanson.
Hanson throws a jab when jones was well out of range.
jones shoots and misses
and Hanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
jones scores with a hook to the body. Hanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanson swings for the body but jones moves out of range.
jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

jones has closed the distance and engaged Hanson in a clinch.

Hanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hanson lands a head shot.
jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and jones counters with a low kick, right behind Hanson 's knee.
jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a left and a right that stings jones.
jones looks for a takedown but Hanson sprawls well.
jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
jones wants to clinch
and Hanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps jones thinking.
jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanson.
jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanson swivels and escapes.
jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
ryan jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jones fails with the takedown.
jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanson lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Hanson.
A left and a right from Hanson both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Hanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Hanson misses.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
Hanson throws a series of punches but jones moves out of range.
jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
jones wants to clinch
and Hanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanson is fending him off so far but jones persists. Nope, Hanson circles away and we're back to standing.
jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
jones ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson tries to kick jones off but jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Hanson kicks off jones and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and jones counters with a head kick.
jones shoots in and drives through. Hanson sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jones wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hanson throws a jab when jones was well out of range.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanson misses with a double jab
and jones counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanson shrugs it off.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but jones moves away.
jones closes the distance and clinches up with Hanson, looking for a takedown. jones pushes Hanson against the cage but Hanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
jones tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Hanson misses with a hook to the body
and jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson stuffs the takedown attempt from jones. jones gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a combination. jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanson misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson scores with a three punch combo!
A decent looking body kick lands there for jones.
jones wants to clinch.
Hanson misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
jones throws a combination that misses
and Hanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanson cracks jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
jones scores with a push kick.
jones avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a combination
and jones counters with a body kick.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jones.
jones shoots and misses
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and jones counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Hanson misses.
ryan jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jones thuds a left hand into Hanson's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to ryan jones.
I think Hanson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

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