PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 1196 p4p, 168 weight class) and Charley Hanagan (ranked 1182 p4p, 167 weight class). Hanagan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guilty Until Proven Innocent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ericsson
vs
Hanagan

186 cm
37
212 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

180 cm
28
211 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charley Hanagan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson throws a sloppy head kick and Hanagan moves out of range easily.
Ericsson with a nice cross.
Hanagan throws a hook but Ericsson blocks it.
Hanagan looks to land a left hand but Ericsson moved out of range nicely.
Hanagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ludvig Ericsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanagan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ericsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanagan tries to clinch but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ericsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanagan swinging wildly here.
Jab from Ericsson.
Nice defenses there by Ericsson.
Ericsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanagan staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ericsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson pushes Hanagan away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hanagan.
Ericsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanagan. Ericsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ericsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ericsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ericsson throws a leg kick which misses Hanagan's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanagan tries to avoid it.
Hanagan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ericsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanagan.
Hanagan moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
Hanagan avoids the body shot from Ericsson.
Hanagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericsson moves away.
Ericsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hanagan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanagan moves out of range of the body kick from Ericsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ericsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanagan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ericsson.
Ericsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanagan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice body punch from Ericsson.
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hanagan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ericsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ericsson tries to improve position but can't.
Ericsson lands an elbow from the bottom.
Ericsson is trying to improve his position.
Ericsson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hanagan's best efforts.
Ericsson wants to improve his position but Hanagan is controlling well.
Hanagan is thwarting Ericsson's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ericsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanagan.
Ericsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanagan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanagan's back!
Hanagan tries to roll but Ericsson sticks to his back.
Can Hanagan hold on?! Ericsson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ericsson wants to control but Hanagan is keeping busy.
Ericsson lands shots from the back.
I really don't envy Hanagan right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ericsson connects with a big shot to the side of Hanagan's head.
Ericsson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hanagan hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hanagan.

Hanagan is rocked!
Hanagan is taking damage to the body and head.
Hanagan is still in real trouble! Can Ericsson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericsson trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Hanagan right now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ericsson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hanagan tries to break free.
Ericsson drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Hanagan is in real trouble here! Ericsson lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Ericsson is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludvig Ericsson!
The defeated Charley Hanagan had this to say: 'HOLY SHIT MAKE THE VOICES FUCKING GO AWAY!!!'.