PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 1175 p4p, 2174 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 142 p4p, 256 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansson
vs
Skallagrimsson

185 cm
22
156
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
164
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Brooklyn Apothecary
UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson misses with a right hand

and Skallagrimsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hansson won't be happy with that.
Skallagrimsson tries to advance to mount but Hansson denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansson is looking to reverse the position.
Hansson gets back to half guard.

Hansson looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hansson actively working from the bottom here.

Hansson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is keen to just control but Hansson is a slippery customer.
Skallagrimsson stalling.
Skallagrimsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hansson trying to control but Skallagrimsson postures up.

Hansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Skallagrimsson pulls his head out easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anders Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skallagrimsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anders Hansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skallagrimsson.
Hansson 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.
Hansson misses with a leg kick

so Skallagrimsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Hansson working for a triangle but Skallagrimsson defends it easily.
Skallagrimsson pushing down on Hansson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson regains full guard. Nicely done.

Hansson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Skallagrimsson stacks Hansson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Skallagrimsson!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansson is trying to control Skallagrimsson's posture but Skallagrimsson avoids it.
Hansson pushes Skallagrimsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Skallagrimsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hansson trying to remain calm as Skallagrimsson controls from the top position.
Skallagrimsson working away.
Hansson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Skallagrimsson easily slips into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hansson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Skallagrimsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Skallagrimsson, not yet.
Skallagrimsson wants to control but Hansson passes easily into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skallagrimsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Skallagrimsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hansson misses with a straight left.
Skallagrimsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hansson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Skallagrimsson feints the counter takedown.
Hansson misses with a combination

and Skallagrimsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Skallagrimsson passes into half guard.
Hansson is pressing down on Skallagrimsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Hansson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Skallagrimsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Skallagrimsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansson is looking for a triangle here but Skallagrimsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Skallagrimsson wants to control but Hansson is keeping him busy.
Skallagrimsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Skallagrimsson misses with the ground and pound.
Hansson looking for a sweep but Skallagrimsson has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson tries to reverse the position but Skallagrimsson maintains control.
Skallagrimsson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Skallagrimsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hansson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hansson gets back to half guard.

Hansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Skallagrimsson pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson wants to control but Skallagrimsson is keeping busy.
Skallagrimsson controlling the action here.

Hansson actively working from the bottom here.
Skallagrimsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Hansson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Skallagrimsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Skallagrimsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hansson throws a head punch that misses.
Hansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hansson tries to work over Skallagrimsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skallagrimsson tries to throw a body punch but Hansson avoids it by throwing Skallagrimsson back against the cage.
A short left from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Skallagrimsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hansson tests Skallagrimsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skallagrimsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skallagrimsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Skallagrimsson misses the jab.
Hansson lands with a cross.
Skallagrimsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansson circles away.

Skallagrimsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hansson's guard now, I'm sure.

Hansson looking for a guillotine here but Skallagrimsson defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hansson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Skallagrimsson wants to take a breather but Hansson is having none of it.

Hansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Skallagrimsson pulls his head out easily.
Skallagrimsson is pressing down on Hansson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hansson is holding on for now.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hansson with the active half guard here but Skallagrimsson passes nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skallagrimsson controlling the position.
Skallagrimsson wants to control but Hansson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Skallagrimsson is controlling him well.
Hansson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Skallagrimsson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Skallagrimsson tries to control but Hansson wriggling away.
Skallagrimsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skallagrimsson prevents Hansson from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skallagrimsson controlling the pace for now.
Skallagrimsson lands with some strikes.
Hansson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Egill Skallagrimsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skallagrimsson wants to control the pace but Hansson is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egill Skallagrimsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skallagrimsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egill Skallagrimsson!
Egill Skallagrimsson gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).