PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Tohmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tohmas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. say kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ralf Tohmas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hanga
vs
Tohmas

179 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Hanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralf Tohmas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohmas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanga as he jumps to the side.
Hanga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hanga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hanga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tohmas is not content to let Hanga control the position.
Hanga has control of an arm but Tohmas manages to advance to Hanga's back!
Hanga trying to control but not successfully.

Tohmas is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tohmas is hanging on to Hanga's back as he tries to escape.
Tohmas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanga rolls, trying to escape but Tohmas keeps control of the position.
Hanga has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tohmas.
Hanga trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Tohmas patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hanga covering up well under a series of strikes from Tohmas.
Tohmas trying to control momentarily.
Tohmas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tohmas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hanga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tohmas's guard. Nice work there by Hanga.

Tohmas working for a triangle but Hanga defends it easily.
Tohmas looks winded!

Tohmas throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanga uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanga working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tohmas can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanga has control of an arm but Tohmas manages to advance to Hanga's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanga turns into Tohmas and is now in his guard.
Hanga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Hanga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Tohmas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanga scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hanga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tohmas's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tohmas looking to control.
Hanga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tohmas's head.
Tohmas is trying to hold Hanga in close to prevent damage but Hanga has managed to pass into half guard.
Tohmas wants to control but Hanga is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hanga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tohmas trying to control here.
Hanga stops Tohmas from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanga lands strikes from half guard.
Tohmas is trying to maintain the position but Hanga is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanga working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Hanga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tohmas gets caught napping as Hanga dives in and scores a takedown. Tohmas manages to retain guard.

Tohmas looking for subs off his back but Hanga has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hanga lands with a punch from half guard.

Tohmas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanga lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tohmas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tohmas with the active half guard here but Hanga passes nicely into side control.
Hanga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hanga lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tohmas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tohmas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tohmas is trying to improve his position.
Hanga connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tohmas some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Tohmas but he's now mounted!
A nice elbow there by Hanga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Hanga.
Tohmas taking shots to the head.
Tohmas is bucking up trying to escape but Hanga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Tohmas is rocked!
Hanga avoids the attempt from Tohmas to control.
Hanga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tohmas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hanga's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Hanga!