PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Hanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanley comes to the ring accompanied by ScHoolboy Q - Man Of The Year. Bate has chosen Shot Em' as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Hanley
vs
Bate

172 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Aspire Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quincy Hanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Bate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanley scores with a jab to the body.
Bate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hanley thuds a left hand into Bate's body.
Hanley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quincy Hanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanley looks to throw the jab but Bate is out of range.
Hanley lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanley misses the shot to the body.
Hanley jabs Bate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hanley clinches up with Bate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hanley misses with the head strike.
Hanley effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanley won't allow it.

Bate breaks from the clinch.
Hanley is looking to wear down Bate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Hanley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanley to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bate.
Hanley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Bate throws a right hand that Hanley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanley also avoids with ease.
Hanley punishes Bate's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bate scrambles back to his feet.
Bate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Hanley misses the body punch
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanley cracks Bate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hanley pushes Bate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanley lands a nice uppercut.
Hanley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanley lands a nice uppercut.
Hanley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bate.
Bate misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Hanley.
Hanley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bate backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley lands a body shot.
A short right from Hanley.
Hanley prevents a body shot from Bate.
Bate is trying to break free.
Hanley digs a right hand underneath Bate's ribcage. Bate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bate scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanley prevents a body shot from Bate.
Hanley lands a shoulder strike.
Bate takes a shot to the head.
Hanley is working Bate over against the ropes.
Hanley lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanley lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Bate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanley gets through Bate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hanley on the inside.
Hanley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hanley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bate can turn it around.
Hanley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bate.
Hanley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Hanley.
Hanley scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanley pushes Bate back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanley misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hanley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bate looks winded!
A short right from Hanley on the inside.
Hanley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley taking a breather.
Hanley lands a right hand.
Hanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanley backwards.
Bate misses with the head strike.
Hanley lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hanley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanley swings wildly with an uppercut but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanley.
Hanley blocks a body shot from Bate.
Good body shot from Hanley.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanley lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Hanley.
Hanley presses Bate against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanley.
Hanley slows down the pace here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanley lands with a light punch inside.
Bate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanley blocks a body shot from Bate.
A short uppercut from Hanley.
Hanley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Hanley.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hanley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanley digs a right hand underneath Bate's ribcage. Bate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanley lands a left hand.
Hanley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Hanley lands an uppercut.

Bate is rocked!
Hanley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bate is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanley finish him?
Hanley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hanley drops Bate onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bate is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Bate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanley lands with a light punch inside.
Hanley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bate with a big uppercut! Bate tries to clinch up but Hanley pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Bate to the mat! Bate covers up and Hanley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Quincy Hanley!
Quincy Hanley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Tyler Bate was interviewed post fight and said 'You win or you learn, this will only allow me to propel myself further forward as a fighter. There isn't a great in the sport without a record on their loss. I'll be back and better than ever before and this will not prevent me from my goal of being a three weight world champ.'.