PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Richards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Hansen's chin.

Richards
vs
Hansen

179 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Horrible takedown by Hansen or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards which made him look bad.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lucky Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hansen.
Hansen moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.

Hansen gets the takedown into side control.

Hansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Richards tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Richards is working hard here to advance position.
Richards throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Richards sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Richards defends it well.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.

Hansen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Richards has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards wants to improve his position but Hansen is controlling well.
Hansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Richards throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richards wants to improve his position but Hansen is controlling well.

Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Richards defends it well.
Hansen looks gassed!
Hansen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hansen.
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansen has a good base and remains in mount.

Hansen is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hansen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcus Hansen!