PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hand
vs
Ward

191 cm
23
269 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
279 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Hellbent

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Israel Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Ward!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand lands with a shot to the body.
Hand scores with a jab. Ward acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Paddy Ward has been cut.

Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hand stops a takedown attempt from Ward.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hand.
Hand working aggressively here.
Hand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hand tries to work over Ward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
I was talking to Hand's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hand lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ward thinking.
Ward looks winded!
Hand lands a slapping body shot.
Hand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hand digs a good body shot into Ward's ribs.
Hand jabs Ward to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hand scores with a hook to the body. Ward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand lands an uppercut, right on the button! Ward tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Israel Hand!
Israel Hand thanked the fans post fight for their support.