PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Scott Hall enters the cage!

Hansson
vs
Hall

196 cm
20
252 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

196 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Crippler's Corner
Hell's Balls Nutrition

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Hall!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Hansson and Hall is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Scott Hall has been cut.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hansson pushes down on Hall's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Hansson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.
Hall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hansson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Hansson won't let Hall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Hansson's attempts to control the action.
Hall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Hansson's attempts to control the action.

Hansson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Hansson.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Hansson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hall lands a head shot.
Hall misses with the combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hansson.
Hall looks gassed!
Hall throws a series of punches but Hansson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson staying out of range there.
Hansson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansson dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hansson tries to clinch up.

Hansson shoots in and bounces Hall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hansson gets to his feet. Hall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Hansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hansson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall throws a right hand that Hansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansson also avoids with ease.
Jonas Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hansson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hansson showed some decent athleticism there.
Hansson content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to stand back up but Hansson is controlling him
Hall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hansson trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.

Hansson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.

Hansson is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.

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.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hansson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hansson's back!
Hansson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hall's guard. Nice work there by Hansson.
Hansson controlling from the top position.
Hansson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Hall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hansson passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansson working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Hansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hansson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Jonas Hansson has been cut.
Hansson shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jonas Hansson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall connects with a right hand. Hansson shakes it off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hansson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Hall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hansson scores with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson misses with a double jab.

Hall shoots in and bounces Hansson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall wants to stand but Hansson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hansson looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Hall wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Hansson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.

Hansson looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.

Hall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Hansson working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hansson looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hansson keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hansson controlling the position easily from mount.
Hall tries to lock up and control but Hansson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hansson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hall looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hansson! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jonas Hansson!