PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Everlast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hancock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Everlast
vs
Hancock

185 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Everlast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Hancock!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everlast scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Shane Hancock has been cut.
Hancock looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Everlast scores with a three punch combo!
Everlast looks to land a combination. Hancock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Everlast moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Everlast bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hancock struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everlast working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Everlast tries to stand but Hancock is controlling his head.
Everlast working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Everlast wants to stand but Hancock is controlling his arm.

Everlast stands up.
Everlast lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everlast stalks Hancock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hancock's face. Hancock staggers backwards, shaken.
Everlast throws a series of strikes that have Hancock backpedaling.
Everlast scores with a one two! Hancock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Everlast moves into the clinch successfully.
Everlast is trying to force a seperation but Hancock has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Everlast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Everlast has had enough of the clinch but Hancock keeps him there for the moment.
Hancock has Everlast pressed against the cage, preventing Everlast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Everlast manages to pull guard.
Everlast doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hancock won't allow Everlast to get back to his feet.
Everlast throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Everlast is looking to stand back up but Hancock counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Everlast.
Everlast looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hancock trying to control the pace.
Hancock stops Everlast from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everlast is trying to get back to full guard.
Everlast is trying to stand up here but Hancock is controlling him well.
Hancock stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hancock stops Everlast from getting back to his feet.
Hancock moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Everlast is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hancock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Everlast sneaks back into half guard.
Everlast is not content to let Hancock control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Everlast punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hancock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Everlast keeps working.

Everlast kicks Hancock off and gets back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Everlast scores with a four punch combination!
Everlast lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Everlast throws a combination. Hancock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Everlast.
Everlast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Everlast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Hancock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Everlast goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Everlast throws a series of punches but Hancock moves out of range.
Everlast misses with a few strikes there.
Everlast is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hancock with a poor takedown
and Everlast counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everlast scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Everlast lands with a straight right. Hancock didn't see that one coming.
Everlast is looking to clinch but Hancock is avoiding it.
Hancock is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everlast displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Everlast lands a head kick. Hancock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Everlast throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hancock.

Hancock gets tackled into the cage by Everlast. Everlast maintains the clinch.

Everlast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Everlast lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Everlast.
Hancock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Everlast works over Hancock's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everlast scores with a one two! Hancock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Everlast works over Hancock's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everlast goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Hancock is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Everlast! Hancock is backing up but he can't get away as Everlast lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hancock and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Everlast!