PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Hanborno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Deary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Deary will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hanborno
vs
Deary

192 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Hanborno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Deary!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deary fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hanborno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deary shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanborno throws a series of punches but Deary moves out of range.
Hanborno misses with a hook
and Deary counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanborno takes one on the button.
Hanborno throws a jab but it's blocked by Deary.
Hanborno has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Deary misses with a few strikes there.
Hanborno misses with a hook. Deary ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Deary.
Hanborno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanborno scores with a jab.
Hanborno throws a combination that misses
and Deary counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanborno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanborno leaves Deary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Artemis Hanborno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Deary.
Deary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanbornos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanborno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanborno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dearys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanborno misses with a few strikes there.
Deary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanborno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanborno throws a jab but it's blocked by Deary.
Hanborno throws an off balance right hand
and Deary counters with a nice body shot.
Deary uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanborno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deary takes one to the side of the head.
Hanborno misses with an uppercut
and Deary counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Deary darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanborno misses with a left hand
and Deary counters with a two punch combo.
Hanborno throws a looping overhand right but Deary ducks down to avoid it.
Hanborno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Deary connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanborno scrambles back to his feet.
Deary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Deary takes a swing at Hanborno's ribcage but misses.
Artemis Hanborno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deary slips a jab and a cross from Hanborno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno throws a right hand that misses
and Deary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deary bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hanborno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deary.
Deary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanborno's head backwards.
Deary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Deary finds it's way through Hanborno's defenses.
Hanborno doesn't manage to clinch there - Deary circles away.
Deary dodges the punch combination from Hanborno.
Deary scores with a jab. Hanborno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanborno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deary circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanborno misses with a straight left.
Deary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanborno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanborno slips a straight right by Deary.
Deary drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanborno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hanborno as Deary shoots in.
Hanborno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Deary.
Hanborno looks to land a right hand but Deary moved out of range.
Deary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanborno.
A big right from Hanborno misses.
Hanborno misses with an uppercut.
Hanborno misses with a straight left.
Deary lands a jab-cross combination.
Deary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanborno was well out of range. Poor timing from Deary.
Deary walks into a jab.
Deary has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanborno slips a jab and a cross from Deary.
Deary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deary cracks Hanborno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanborno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanborno throws out a loose jab but Deary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanborno throws a nice looking combination but Deary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanborno throws out the jab.
Hanborno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanborno misses with a looping left.
Deary ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Deary staying out of range there.
Hanborno wants to clinch up but Deary keeps it at a distance.
Hanborno throws a right hand that Deary ducks under and follows up with a left that Deary also avoids with ease.
Deary slips a jab and a cross from Hanborno.
Hanborno tries to close the distance and clinch but Deary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanborno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deary lands with a right hand.
Hanborno misses with a combination
and Deary counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Deary dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hanborno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deary lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanborno's head.
Deary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanborno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanborno is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Deary's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hanborno scores with a nice right hand.
Hanborno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Deary throws out a leg kick but Hanborno moves out of range and Deary only half commits.
Deary misses with a head kick.
Deary lands a jab.
Deary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanborno swivels and escapes.
Deary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanborno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanborno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deary in his tracks.
Hanborno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deary slips under a jab from Hanborno.
Deary throws the left hand but Hanborno avoids the punch easily.
Hanborno misses the shot to the body.
Hanborno walks into a straight right hand from Deary.
Hanborno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanborno tries to clinch there but Deary circles away.
Artemis Hanborno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanborno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanborno stuffs the takedown attempt from Deary. Deary gets slowly back to his feet.
Deary lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanborno fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Hanborno misses.
Deary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanborno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hanborno. Those never looked like landing.
Deary moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Deary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deary works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deary throws a body punch but Hanborno moves out of range.
Deary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Deary dodges the punch combination from Hanborno.
Hanborno looks to score with a jab to the body but Deary is just out of range.
Deary shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanborno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Artemis Hanborno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Deary.
Deary throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Deary.
Deary is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanborno.
Hanborno throws a hook but Deary avoids it easily.
Deary throws a looping overhand right but Hanborno ducks down to avoid it.
Deary throws a series of strikes that have Hanborno backpedaling.
Deary scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deary with a jab.
Hanborno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanborno misses with a right hand
and Deary counters with a straight right hand.
Deary dives in for a single leg takedown but Hanborno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanborno tries to throw a body punch but Deary avoids it by throwing Hanborno back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hanborno.
Deary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Deary.
A short right from Deary on the inside.
Deary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanborno's elbow.
A short uppercut from Hanborno.
Deary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanborno lands with a short shot to the head.
Deary lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanborno leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanborno's elbow.
Hanborno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanborno prevents a body shot from Deary.
Deary gets through Hanborno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanborno prevents a body shot from Deary.
Hanborno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deary drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deary lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanborno.
Deary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gary Deary will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Donk. Hanborno catches Deary right on the button with a cross.
Hanborno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Deary there.
Deary misses with a looping left.
Hanborno misses with a wild combination.
Deary shoots in for a takedown but Hanborno shows good takedown defense.
Hanborno takes one on the button.
Hanborno throws a jab but it's blocked by Deary.
Good standup being displayed there by Deary as he connects with a hook.
Deary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanborno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanborno throws a series of punches but Deary avoids them all with ease.
Deary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanborno misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanborno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deary moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanborno throws a lazy uppercut
and Deary counters with a two punch combo.
Deary sizes up Hanborno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanborno misses with an uppercut
and Deary makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanborno swings for the body but Deary moves out of range.
A jab from Deary finds it's way through Hanborno's defenses.
Deary ducks under a wild hook from Hanborno.
Deary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanborno.
Hanborno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanborno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Deary does it's job there.
Hanborno misses with the combination.
Deary scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno loads up on a big right hand but Deary slips the punch.
Hanborno misses with a right hand
letting Deary counter with a right hand.
Hanborno tries to clinch up
enabling Deary to counter with a crisp jab.
Gary Deary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanborno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deary tries to score with a low kick but Hanborno moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Deary lands.
Artemis Hanborno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Deary. Those never looked like landing.
Deary swinging wildly here.
Hanborno throws a right hand that Deary ducks under and follows up with a left that Deary also avoids with ease.
Gary Deary is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Hanborno.
Deary works Hanborno's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanborno throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Hanborno misses its intended target.
Hanborno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deary works the jab nicely.
Deary throws a body shot but no joy.
Deary misses with the combination.
Deary throws a leg kick but Hanborno moved away.
Hanborno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deary connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanborno momentarily.
Deary fails to land with a series of punches.
Deary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deary cracks Hanborno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanborno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Deary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deary shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanborno sprawls well. Hanborno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deary gets slowly back to his feet.
Artemis Hanborno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Deary.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary cracks Hanborno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deary shoots in for a takedown but Hanborno shows good takedown defense.
Hanborno scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hanborno. Those never looked like landing.
Hanborno's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanborno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanborno.
Hanborno staying out of range there.
Hanborno misses with the combination.
Deary throws a shot to the body.
Artemis Hanborno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Hanborno misses.
Hanborno loads up on a big right hand but Deary slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Deary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Deary!
After the fight, Gary Deary was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.