PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Giovanni's choice of entrance music: Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hanson
vs
Giovanni

185 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

186 cm
29
199 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Hanson saw that one coming.
Giovanni is looking to score with low kicks.
Giovanni avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
Hanson throws a hook but Giovanni avoids it easily.
Giovanni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giovanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanson throws a low kick but Giovanni moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Giovanni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanson doesn't seem phased though.
Jack Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giovanni on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Giovanni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni swings for the body but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Hanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Giovanni slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Hanson cracks Giovanni with a good jab.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Hanson throws a wild body kick that Giovanni sees coming a mile off.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Giovanni circles away.
Giovanni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Giovanni ducks down to avoid it.
Giovanni blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Hanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovanni circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Giovanni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giovanni throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Giovanni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanson.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Giovanni with a hook.

It looks like Jack Hanson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Giovanni checks it well.
Giovanni tries to move into range but Hanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giovanni throws a push kick but Hanson slaps the foot to one side.
Hanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Giovanni slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giovanni tries a low kick but Hanson avoids it.
Giovanni misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
Hanson missing with a left hand there. Giovanni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanson throws a solid leg kick but Giovanni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanson.
Hanson lands with a straight right. Giovanni didn't see that one coming.
Giovanni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Giovanni gets caught napping as Hanson dives in and scores a takedown. Giovanni manages to retain guard.
Hanson lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Hanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giovanni is keeping the position for now.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Giovanni connects with a body shot.
Giovanni cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giovanni takes one on the button.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
Hanson tries to land a leg kick but Giovanni saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by Giovanni.
Jack Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovanni moves forwards but Hanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giovanni is fending him off so far but Hanson persists. Nope, Giovanni circles away and we're back to standing.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson digs a good body shot into Giovanni's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni lands with a nice body kick.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Giovanni sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Hanson moves out of range.
Giovanni checks the leg kick.
Giovanni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson throws a low kick but Giovanni moves out of range easily.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giovanni manages to avoid it.
Giovanni avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni lands with a slapping head kick.

Hanson has closed the distance and engaged Giovanni in a clinch.
Giovanni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giovanni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni lands with a right to the head.
Giovanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
Hanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Giovanni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Giovanni manages to get underhooks.
Giovanni lands a nice uppercut.
Hanson has Giovanni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Giovanni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanson looking for a takedown.
Giovanni scores with a shot to the side of Hanson's head.
Giovanni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Giovanni breaks from the clinch.
Hanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a right hand that Giovanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovanni also avoids with ease.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson throws a hook but Giovanni blocks it.
Giovanni lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
Hanson slips a straight right by Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body.
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giovanni can pounce on him.
Giovanni works Hanson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanson off the cage and back into range.

Hanson is rocked!
Giovanni drops Hanson with a big left hand! Hanson is injured, injured bad! Giovanni jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Giovanni!