PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Blond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Hanes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Blond
vs
Hanes

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelle Blond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hanes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blond swivels and escapes.
Hanes has a takedown stuffed.
Hanes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blond's waist but Blond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanes off to one side.
Pelle Blond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hanes.
Danga de danga de dang - Blond scores with a four punch combination!
Hanes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hanes rushes Blond and presses him up against the cage.
Hanes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blond has had enough of the clinch but Hanes keeps him there for the moment.

Hanes pulls guard effortlessly.

Hanes looking for a guillotine here but Blond defends easily.
Blond wanted to stand there but Hanes had control of the position.
Hanes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Blond stands up out of Hanes's guard for a moment - Hanes manages to land a nice upkick.
Blond tries to stand but Hanes is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanes is on top in guard.
Hanes looks gassed!
Blond wants to stand up but Hanes is controlling him.
Hanes trying to control but Blond is working from the bottom.
Hanes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blond is wriggling around but Hanes manages to pass to half guard.
Blond is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanes shoots in for a takedown but Blond shows good takedown defense.

Hanes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Blond manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hanes misses with a takedown attempt - Blond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hanes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blond taking punishment in the form of punches.
Blond tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hanes landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Hanes.
BOOM! Hanes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blond is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hanes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blond looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hanes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blond wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hanes landing punches.
Hanes landing punches.
Blond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blond tries to get out of the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hanes lands a big elbow.
Hanes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blond is looking to escape.
Blond is in a horrible position here. Hanes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanes with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blond is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hanes lands a nice shot to the head.
Blond wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hanes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hanes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hanes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blond wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanes on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Hanes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blond stuffs the takedown.
Pelle Blond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blond circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Blond as Hanes shoots in.
Pelle Blond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hanes.
Hanes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blond swinging wilding here.
Hanes checks a leg kick.
Blond lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blond stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanes. Hanes gets slowly back to his feet.
Blond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blond throws a series of strikes that have Hanes backpedaling.
Hanes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hanes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blond's guard.
Hanes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blond keeping moving, preventing Hanes from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blond's head.
Hanes wants to control from the top but Blond keeps moving.
Blond is looking to stand up but Hanes isn't so interested in that idea.
Blond keeping moving, preventing Hanes from controlling successfully.
Hanes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blond keeping moving, preventing Hanes from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hanes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hanes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blond is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes is landing with some decent strikes but Blond is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blond is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Blond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blond squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hanes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blond is bucking up trying to escape but Hanes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hanes unloading with bombs!
Hanes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blond is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Blond is squirming around, avoiding Hanes's attempts to control the action.
Hanes is landing with some decent strikes but Blond is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes looking to finish Blond with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blond!
Blond is trying to stand.
BOOM! Hanes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hanes with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Blond that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanes lands a big shot there that rocks Blond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hanes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blond is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hanes raining down shots from the mount!
Hanes landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hanes dominating with strikes here.
Blond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hanes tries to control but Blond wriggling away.
Blond squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanes raining down shots from the mount!
Hanes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Hanes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Blond throws a series of punches but Hanes moves out of range.
Hanes fails with the takedown.
Hanes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blond misses with an uppercut.

Hanes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blond!
Hanes landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Blond really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hanes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blond taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Blond that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanes breaks from Blond's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hanes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blond's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Blond trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hanes with a couple of short strikes.
Blond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blond is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hanes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hanes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanes looking to control but Blond is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blond taking shots to the head.
Blond is bucking up trying to escape but Hanes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hanes raining down shots from the mount!
Hanes lands a big elbow.
Hanes lands with some strikes.
Blond trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hanes wants to control the pace but Blond is squirming around nicely.
Blond is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hanes working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blond is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hanes raining down shots from the mount!
Blond is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hanes with a couple of short strikes.
Blond wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blond's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hanes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blond?
Hanes lands with some strikes.
Blond trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hanes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Hanes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blond wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hanes working the ground and pound effectively.
Blond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hanes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hanes!