PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanes has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Shannon
vs
Hanes

165 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hanes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shannon backs up against the cage.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown but Hanes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shannon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shannon.
Hanes managing to control the position.

Shannon gets to his feet. Hanes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hanes throws a one two combo.

Hanes clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanes jumps guard but Shannon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hanes working hard to break the clinch.

Hanes pulls Shannon into guard.

Shannon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hanes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shannon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanes.
Hanes misses with a few strikes there.

Hanes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shannon, pushing him back against the cage.
Shannon really is a fat lump.
Shannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes working hard to break the clinch.

Shannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanes looks to land a combination but Shannon avoids it well.
Hanes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shannon has a takedown stuffed.
Hanes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Seth Shannon has been cut.
Hanes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shannon tried to counter with a leg kick but Hanes avoided it.
Hanes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Shannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanes misses with a combination

and Shannon moves into the clinch.

Hanes jumps into guard, dragging Shannon to the mat.
Hanes wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shannon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shannon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanes wants to get back to his feet but Shannon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Shannon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shannon.
Hanes throws a combination that misses

and Shannon counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanes controls his hands.
Hanes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shannon has him pressed against the cage.
Hanes prevents a body shot from Shannon.
Hanes jumps guard but Shannon stands there with Hanes around his waist. Hanes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shannon tries for a takedown but Hanes manages to get underhooks.
Hanes tries to break free but Shannon pushes him back against the cage.
Hanes tries to break the clinch but Shannon is controlling the position.
Shannon prevents Hanes from breaking the clinch.
Shannon prevents Hanes from breaking the clinch.
Shannon is trying to drag Hanes to the mat but Hanes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shannon fails to pull guard.

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.
Shannon trying to land knees to the body.
Hanes avoiding damage as Shannon throws knees to the body.
Shannon taking a breather.
Hanes is trying to break the clinch but Shannon is controlling him.
Shannon has Hanes pressed against the cage.
Hanes tries to circle away but Shannon has him pinned against the cage.
Hanes tries to pull guard but Shannon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hanes tries to pull guard but Shannon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanes drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hanes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Shannon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hanes tries to clinch up.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanes sprawls well. Hanes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanes throws a series of punches but Shannon avoids them all with ease.

Hanes rushes Shannon and presses him up against the cage.
Hanes can't break the clinch.
Hanes is trying to pull guard but Shannon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hanes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanes tries to break free but Shannon pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Shannon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanes's efforts to push away.
Hanes tries to circle away but Shannon has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanes's efforts to push away.
Hanes tries to pull guard but Shannon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hanes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shannon walks away with a smile on his face. Hanes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seth Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hanes.
Hanes lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanes slaps away a takedown attempt from Shannon, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Hanes has Shannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanes is trying to break the clinch but Shannon is controlling him.

Hanes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown but Hanes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon fails to land the takedown.
Mike Hanes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Shannon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shannon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Hanes kicks Shannon off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Shannon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hanes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shannon is controlling him.
Shannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanes being controlled here, momentarily.
Hanes keeping moving, preventing Shannon from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shannon is controlling him.
Shannon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shannon wants to control from the top but Hanes keeps moving.
Shannon won't allow Hanes to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hanes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mike Hanes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanes throws a series of punches but Shannon moves out of range.
Shannon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hanes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hanes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Shannon moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seth Shannon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shannon'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.
Shannon keeps control of Hanes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hanes manages to pull guard.
Shannon is fighting to break Hanes's control of his arms but Hanes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shannon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Shannon stands up and waves to Hanes to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hanes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth Shannon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shannon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanes is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shannon lands a nice short elbow.

Shannon is working for a submission of some sort.
Shannon prevents Hanes from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes wants to get back to his feet.
Shannon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanes is looking for a sweep. Shannon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shannon trying to control the pace.
Hanes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanes manages to get to full guard.
Shannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Shannon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Hanes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hanes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanes scores with a shot to the side of Shannon's head.
Hanes tries to break free but Shannon pushes him back against the cage.

Shannon breaks from the clinch.
Shannon shoots in but Hanes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shannon fails with the takedown.
Shannon dives in for a single leg takedown but Hanes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Shannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes misses with a series of wild punches.
Shannon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanes tries to clinch but Shannon is having none of it.
Hanes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shannon back to the cage. Hanes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shannon.
Shannon looks for a takedown but Hanes sprawls well.
Hanes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanes throws a counter combo.
Mike Hanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanes works over Shannon's head and body with a nice combination.

Hanes moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shannon tries to pull guard but Hanes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Hanes has had enough of the clinch but Shannon keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Shannon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shannon smiles and moves away.
Hanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Hanes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Shannon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Seth Shannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hanes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hanes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shannon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hanes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanes 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hanes!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Hanes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.