PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Dangerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hankala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Dangerfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taneli Hankala's chin.

Dangerfield
vs
Hankala

168 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Quark's

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dangerfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taneli Hankala!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dangerfield has closed the distance and engaged Hankala in a clinch.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hankala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dangerfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dangerfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hankala's efforts to push away.
Hankala is trying to break free.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Hankala is trying to force a seperation but Dangerfield has the dominant position.
Dangerfield working aggressively here.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield tries a body shot but Hankala blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Hankala wants to break free but Dangerfield has control.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankala can't break the clinch.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield tries to work over Hankala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hankala wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hankala backwards.
Dangerfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hankala wants to get back to striking at distance but Dangerfield won't allow it.
Hankala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dangerfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Hankala controls his hands.
Dangerfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hankala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield keeps control of Hankala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield stops a takedown attempt from Hankala.
Dangerfield stops a takedown attempt from Hankala.
Rocco Dangerfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taneli Hankala.
Hankala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hankala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hankala wants to take the fight to the mat but Dangerfield manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hankala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Hankala prevents a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield has Hankala pressed against the cage, preventing Hankala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield tries to throw a body punch but Hankala avoids it by throwing Dangerfield back against the cage.
Dangerfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Hankala backwards.
Hankala blocking some punches.
Dangerfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hankala.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield misses with a body punch.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hankala.
Hankala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hankala is trying to break free.
Hankala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dangerfield tries to work over Hankala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hankala can't get the takedown.
Dangerfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hankala's elbow.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield keeps control of Hankala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankala has had enough of the clinch but Dangerfield keeps him there for the moment.
Hankala blocking some punches.
Hankala goes for a takedown attempt but Dangerfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hankala lands a head kick. Dangerfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Dangerfield has managed to clinch.
Dangerfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dangerfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dangerfield looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hankala looks winded!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling him.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Hankala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hankala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hankala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Dangerfield dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dangerfield moves into range and clinches up with Hankala.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hankala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hankala darts in looking for a takedown but Dangerfield gets double underhooks and turns Hankala into the cage.

Dangerfield closes the distance and clinches.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Hankala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dangerfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hankala is looking to break free of the clinch but Dangerfield has double underhooks.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hankala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Hankala controls his hands.
Hankala tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangerfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankala wants to get back to striking at distance but Dangerfield won't allow it.
Hankala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hankala goes for a takedown attempt but Dangerfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocco Dangerfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taneli Hankala.
Hankala misses with a head kick.
Dangerfield is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hankala.

Dangerfield drives through and clinches with Hankala against the cage.
Hankala tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangerfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hankala is breathing heavily.
Dangerfield tries to throw a body punch but Hankala avoids it by throwing Dangerfield back against the cage.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Dangerfield misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Dangerfield.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Dangerfield misses with some punches.
Hankala tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangerfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hankala has Dangerfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dangerfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rocco Dangerfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dangerfield tries to work over Hankala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling him.
Dangerfield digs a right hand underneath Hankala's ribcage. Hankala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield throws a head punch that misses.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield misses with some punches.
Dangerfield tries to throw a body punch but Hankala avoids it by throwing Dangerfield back against the cage.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hankala tries to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling the position.
Hankala prevents a body shot from Dangerfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Dangerfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dangerfield.
Hankala blocking some punches.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hankala can do to turn this around?
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hankala.
Hankala wants a takedown.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield lands a nice uppercut.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hankala backwards.
Dangerfield has a couple of punches blocked by Hankala.
Hankala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield has Hankala pressed against the cage, preventing Hankala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hankala blocks an uppercut.
Hankala blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Hankala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield lands a nice uppercut.

Hankala is rocked!
Dangerfield lands a big right hand that drops Hankala! The killer instinct kicks in and Dangerfield finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dangerfield!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Dangerfield!
After winning the bout, Rocco Dangerfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.