PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Edmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanson
vs
Edmund

190 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Edmund !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmund tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edmund .
Hanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Edmund throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Edmund looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edmund keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edmund .
Hanson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanson walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Edmund finds it's target.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Edmund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmund throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
Edmund misses with an uppercut
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson misses with a left hand
and Edmund counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmund just misses with a punch to the body.
As Edmund looks to move away, Hanson throws a big counter combo but Edmund just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Nice cross by Edmund .
Edmund throws a good cross that connects.
Edmund throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edmund !
Edmund connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Edmund tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmund misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Edmund lands with a good body shot.
Hanson slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmund cracks Hanson with a good jab.
Edmund misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
Edmund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edmund looks to land a left hand but Hanson moved out of range nicely.
Hanson slips under a jab from Edmund .
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edmund missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson walks into a straight right hand from Edmund .
Hanson defending well as Edmund loads up on a big left hand.
Hanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Edmund is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanson throws a body punch but Edmund moves out of range.
Edmund works Hanson's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edmund .
An attempted straight right counter from Hanson misses the target.
Hanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edmund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmund connects with a body shot.
Edmund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Edmund cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edmund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmund lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Edmund to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmund connects with a nice looking jab.
Edmund scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edmund might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Edmund lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edmund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson throws a body punch but Edmund moves out of range.
Hanson sets himself, and Edmund steps forward looking for the clinch! Hanson avoids it this time.
Hanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Edmund 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.

Hanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanson swings widly with a right hand
and Edmund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmund lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edmund .
Nick Edmund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson blocks a jab.
Edmund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmund misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edmund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Edmund looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edmund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Hanson throws a jab when Edmund was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edmund .
Edmund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Edmund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edmund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Despite the aggression on Edmund 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nick Edmund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmund misses with a hook to the body
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edmund throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Edmund lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edmund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanson cracks Edmund with a nice body shot.
Edmund is breathing heavily.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edmund backwards.
Edmund tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Edmund back against the cage.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
Hanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanson presses Edmund against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Hanson.
Hanson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to work over Edmund 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanson misses with a body punch.
Hanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanson.
A short uppercut from Hanson.
Hanson lands with a left to the head.
Edmund misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson taking a breather.
Hanson pushes Edmund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson is trying to maintain a safe position but Edmund gets an underhook and turns Hanson into the cage.
Hanson misses with some punches.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edmund s head.
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edmund or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Edmund .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Hanson is leaning against Edmund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
Hanson lands a body punch.
Hanson stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Edmund 's head.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanson is struggling to control the position.
Hanson pushes Edmund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanson digs a right hand underneath Edmund 's ribcage. Edmund let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanson taking a breather.
Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmund controls his hands.
Hanson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hanson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Edmund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edmund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmund .
Hanson sets himself, and Edmund steps forward looking for the clinch! Hanson avoids it this time.
Hanson misses the jab.
Hanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmund throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Edmund moved out of range.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Edmund moves away and avoids it.
Edmund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmund misses with an uppercut
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Edmund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson ducks right into an uppercut from Edmund .
Edmund walks into a left hand.
Edmund lands a jab to the nose.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Edmund .
Edmund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edmund gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edmund throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Edmund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edmund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmund jabs at Hanson's body.
Edmund lands a head shot.
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!
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
Hanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmund counters with a right hand to the body.
Edmund just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmund .
Jab by Edmund .
Edmund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Edmund .
Edmund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edmund scores with a hook to the body. Hanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanson slips under a jab from Edmund .
Edmund misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson throwing a counter right hand but Edmund manages to avoid it.
Edmund misses with a looping left.
Edmund lands with a nice combination. Hanson backs away looking to recover.
Edmund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmund connects with a body shot that sends Hanson's belly button to the back.
Edmund lands with an overhand left.
Edmund throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmund throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Edmund .
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edmund throws a looping overhand right but Hanson ducks down to avoid it.
Hanson throws out a loose jab but Edmund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmund is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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!
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Edmund saw that one coming.
Edmund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edmund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Edmund avoids nicely.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edmund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanson in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Edmund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edmund 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Edmund !
A relieved looking Nick Edmund thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.