PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alvares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvares has chosen The Wild Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mitchell Hanson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hanson
vs
Alvares

178 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitchell Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Alvares!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Alvares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Alvares escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.

Alvares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Alvares decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hanson stuffs the takedown.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Alvares slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alvares.
Hanson is not content to let Alvares control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvares stands up.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Alvares has a takedown stuffed.
Hanson swinging wilding here.
Hanson lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two 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.
Alvares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alvares.
Hanson misses with a two punch combination.
Alvares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Alvares avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson scores with a nice strike.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Alvares instigates a clinch.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvares slows down the pace here.

Alvares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvares fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanson, as that shot connected.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvares tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Alvares clinches up against the cage.
Hanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Alvares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Alvares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvares stops Hanson from getting back to his feet.
Alvares trying to mount his opponent but Hanson defends it.
Hanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanson tries to get out of the position.
Hanson is trying to stand back up but Alvares is controlling him
Hanson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvares on the ground.

Alvares is looking for a kimura but Hanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvares to get the leverage.

Alvares is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hanson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvares is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hanson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alvares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Alvares moves into range and clinches up with Hanson.
Alvares goes for a takedown attempt but Hanson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Alvares gets the takedown into side control.

Hanson sneaks out the side door and pushes Alvares away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Alvares moves out of range.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Alvares.
Hanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanson.
Hanson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson throws a hook but Alvares avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvares wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Hanson misses with a combination

and Alvares counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvares goes for a takedown attempt but Hanson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Alvares moves away and avoids it.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alvares counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hanson wants to stand but Alvares is controlling the position.
Alvares passes Hanson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hanson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alvares escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanson stuffs the takedown.
Mitchell Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alvares.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanson.

Alvares rushes Hanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvares has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Alvares jumps guard but Hanson stands there with Alvares around his waist. Alvares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Alvares avoids them all with ease.

Alvares pushes Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanson is trying to break free.

Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Alvares.
Hanson throws the left hand but Alvares avoids the punch easily.
Hanson scores with a nice strike.
Hanson swings for the body but Alvares moves out of range.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Hanson misses.
Alvares slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Hanson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvares at a distance.

That's four 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 throws a combination that misses

and Alvares counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hanson!

Alvares is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hanson is surviving well by controlling Alvares's body position as best he can.
Alvares lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alvares scoring with strikes but Hanson is staying in there.
Alvares lands a nice shot to the head.

Alvares gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Alvares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Hanson swinging wilding here.
Alvares shoots in and drives through. Hanson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alvares 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!

Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Alvares tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Alvares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanson as he avoids it easily.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Alvares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Alvares gets to his feet - Hanson follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Hanson as Alvares shoots in.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Alvares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mitchell Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alvares.
Alvares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alvares misses.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvares feints and then cracks Hanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanson down.
Alvares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvares blocks a jab.
Hanson tries to bum rush Alvares with a series of wild strikes but Alvares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Alvares saw that one coming.
Mitchell Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alvares changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvares wants to control but Hanson is keeping him busy.
Hanson tries to escape but Alvares is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alvares decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hanson to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Mitchell Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Alvares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Hanson does it's job there.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Alvares holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanson is pressed up against the cage. Alvares has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanson down to the mat. Hanson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Hanson.
Alvares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanson circles away.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Alvares avoids nicely.
Hanson throws a right hand that Alvares ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvares also avoids with ease.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Alvares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a few strikes there.
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanson stuffs the takedown.
Thiago Alvares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvares.
Alvares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanson misses with a hook.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson scores with a three punch combo!
Alvares shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanson misses with a double jab
enabling Alvares to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alvares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvares 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alvares!