PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Deere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Deere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanson
vs
Deere

174 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Deere!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deere throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deere.
Deere misses with a hook to the body
and Deere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deere doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Hanson. Beautiful body shot.
Deere thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanson thuds his right hand into Deere's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Deere.
John Deere 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 Deere on the side of the head.
Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deere.
Deere looks to throw the jab but Hanson is out of range.
Hanson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Deere throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanson counters with a left to the body.
Deere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
Hanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deere has time to react.
Deere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deere doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Deere misses its intended target.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Deere's ribs.
Deere takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Hanson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hanson connects with a body shot.
Deere moves forwards but Hanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deere throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
Deere takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deere on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deere.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Deere's shoulder, as Deere tries to avoid the shot.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Deere saw that one coming.
Deere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanson's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson thuds a left hand into Deere's body.
Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanson.
Deere throws a right hand that misses
and Deere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson moves away from the strike by Deere.
Hanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanson throws the left hand but Deere avoids the punch easily.
Deere swings widly with a right hand
and Hanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deere misses with a looping right.
Deere just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deere on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson misses with a hook. Deere ducked under it nicely.
Hanson slips under a jab from Deere.
Deere ducks right into an uppercut from Hanson.
Deere misses with a hook.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Deere.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Hanson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Deere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanson scores with a hook to the body. Deere takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deere misses with an uppercut
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Hanson dominated that round.
That's time! Hanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanson. That snapped Deere's head back.
Deere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Deere throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson blocks a jab.
Hanson moves out of range as Deere strikes.
Deere might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Deere misses the body punch
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson lands an overhand right.
Deere swings widly with a right hand
and Hanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Deere in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Nice shot lands for Hanson.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Deere.
Deere loads up on a big right hand but Hanson slips the punch.
Hanson works the jab nicely.
Hanson clobbers Deere with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot lands for Deere.
Deere throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deere lunges at Hanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanson's hand.
Good shot there by Hanson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deere. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deere misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deere manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Deere misses the target.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Deere.
Deere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hanson finds it's way through Deere's defenses.
Hanson slips under a jab from Deere.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanson cracks Deere with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deere misses with a body punch
and Hanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deere misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Deere uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been informed that Deere has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deere.
Deere takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deere swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Deere is rocked!
Deere swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanson counters with a big right hand! Oh Deere is in trouble here! Hanson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Hanson!
An out of breath Dave Hanson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, John Deere stepped up to the mic, saying 'I thought I had him there but lady luck was on his side'.