PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clive Hansen (ranked 2326 p4p, 2595 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 335 p4p, 368 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansen
vs
Koppia

179 cm
25
190
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
189
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clive Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hansen.
Koppia misses with a wild body shot.
Hansen thows a leg kick but Koppia checks it
and Koppia counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Koppia misses its intended target.
Koppia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hansen.
Koppia throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Hansen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koppia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koppia walks into a straight right hand from Hansen.
Hansen takes one to the side of the head.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koppia.
Koppia checks a leg kick nicely.
Hansen throws a lazy head kick
and Koppia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koppia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hansen can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koppia's head.
A nice leg kick from Hansen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koppia throws out a counter right but Hansen avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Koppia. Beautiful body shot.
Koppia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Koppia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hansen is looking to land body kicks.
Koppia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Koppia missing with a left hand there. Hansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koppia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hansen scores with a sloppy right hand. Koppia should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Hansen slams his shin into Koppia's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koppia avoids the head kick by Hansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hansen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hansen.
Koppia blocks a head kick by Hansen.
Koppia throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hansen misses with a body kick.
Koppia moves out of range of the leg kick from Hansen.
Clive Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koppia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koppia is out of range.
Hansen connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hansen.
A good leg kick by Hansen.
Hansen tries to land a body kick
and Koppia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koppia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koppia misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Hansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansen moves out of range as Koppia strikes.
Hansen throws a nice head kick!
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Koppia moves out of range easily.
Hansen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen scores with a head kick. Koppia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Koppia.
Hansen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hansen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koppia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Koppia moves out of range easily.
Koppia throws a combination. Hansen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koppia misses with a few strikes there.
Hansen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koppia's head.
Hansen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koppia.
Hansen throws a head kick but Koppia moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Koppia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clive Hansen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koppia misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hansen.
Hansen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hansen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koppia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hansen. Koppia shrugs it off though.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koppia can do to turn this around?
Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koppia scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Clive Hansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koppia lands with a nice combination. Hansen backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Hansen is predictable there
and Koppia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hansen lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koppia throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Hansen staying out of range there.
Hansen dodges the punch combination from Koppia.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Koppia moves out of range easily.
Koppia throws a jab when Hansen was well out of range.
Hansen connects with a solid leg kick.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Hansen with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen moves out of range as Koppia strikes.
Koppia scores with a jab to the head.
Koppia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koppia misses with a hook. Hansen ducked under it nicely.
Hansen misses with the body kick
and Koppia counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Hansen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hansen!
Koppia misses with a left hand
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hansen.
Hansen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppia checks the leg kick.
Koppia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hansen.
Hansen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koppia takes a step back to recover.
Koppia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses
and Koppia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hansen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hansen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hansen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koppia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Koppia lands a left and a right that send Hansen crashing to the mat, dazed. Koppia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hansen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koppia throws a hook but Hansen avoids it easily.
Hansen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Koppia ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Hansen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Koppia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Koppia lands a big uppercut and Hansen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hansen looks OK. Koppia waves Hansen back to his feet!
A head kick by Hansen misses
and Koppia counters with a huge right that knocks Hansen out cold! Koppia is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ottaa Koppia!