PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charley Hanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanagan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cro Mags - We Gotta Know. Topper Harley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hanagan
vs
Harley

180 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charley Hanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Topper Harley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanagan gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanagan controlling the pace.
Harley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanagan is working away from the top position though.
Hanagan working Harley over with strikes.
Hanagan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hanagan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanagan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Hanagan working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Harley turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hanagan off and cradles Harley's limp body as Hanagan celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Charley Hanagan!
Charley Hanagan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.