PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hanlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hanlon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Larry Heart's chin.

Heart
vs
Hanlon

199 cm
27
258 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
246 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanlon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart lands with a nice combination. Hanlon backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Mark Hanlon has been cut.
Hanlon throws a nice looking combination but Heart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanlon swats away the attempt to clinch by Heart.
Hanlon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heart wants it to stay on the feet.
Heart doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanlon circles away.
Hanlon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larry Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanlon keeps the fight on the outside.

Heart instigates a clinch.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanlon.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanlon.
Hanlon blocks an uppercut.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Heart.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanlon working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanlon leaning against his opponent.
Heart working aggressively here.
Hanlon takes a shot to the head.
Heart lands with a light punch inside.
Heart lands a left hand.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanlon's efforts to push away.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanlon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanlon is trying to break free.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Hanlon.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Mark Hanlon's cut even more.
Hanlon tries to circle away but Heart has him pinned against the cage.
Hanlon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart working aggressively here.
A short right from Heart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanlon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanlon blocking some punches.
I was talking to Heart's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanlon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanlon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart keeps control of Hanlon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanlon.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanlon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanlon is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanlon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanlon stalling in the clinch but Heart improves position.
Heart scores with a shot to the side of Hanlon's head.
Hanlon wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
Hanlon wants to break free but Heart has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Heart.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Heart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hanlon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanlon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanlon looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Heart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heart tries to clinch there but Hanlon circles away.
Heart doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanlon circles away.
Hanlon swats away the attempt to clinch by Heart.
Hanlon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heart wants to clinch.
Heart tries to bum rush Hanlon with a series of wild strikes but Hanlon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanlon throws a right hand that Heart ducks under and follows up with a left that Heart also avoids with ease.
Heart tries to clinch there but Hanlon circles away.
Heart works over Hanlon's head and body with a nice combination.
Heart wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Heart. Those never looked like landing.
Heart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanlon throws a head kick but Heart moves out of range.
Heart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanlon misses with a looping left.
Heart lands a head kick!
Hanlon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heart.

The cut above Mark Hanlon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanlon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heart tries to clinch but Hanlon moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heart drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heart throws a big right hand that misses.
Heart chips away with some ground and pound.

Hanlon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heart defends it easily.
Heart wants to control from the top but Hanlon keeps moving.

Hanlon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanlon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heart throwing strikes from guard but Hanlon blocks nicely.
Heart landing with the ground and pound.

Mark Hanlon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Hanlon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Larry Heart!
During a confident post fight interview, Larry Heart thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.