PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen has chosen Wings of a Butterfly as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Luther
vs
Hansen

190 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
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Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dag Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luther swivels and escapes.
Hansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dag Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hansen.

Hansen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Luther sprawls well initially but Hansen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Luther wants to get back to his feet.
Luther won't allow Hansen to pass to mount.
Luther holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hansen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Luther!

Hansen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Luther turns into him and now he's in Hansen's guard.
Hansen wants to improve his position but instead Luther has moved into half guard.

Hansen looking for submissions off his back.
Luther controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen has hold of Luther's hands but Luther slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luther seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Luther seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luther is looking to take a break and control but Hansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luther not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luther prevents Hansen from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luther with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hansen moves into full guard.
Hansen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Luther!

Hansen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Luther has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Luther!
Hansen looks gassed!
Luther scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Luther wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Luther distracts Hansen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Luther controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hansen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hansen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luther tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.

Hansen is looking for a triangle but Luther pushes his legs off easily.

Hansen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luther defends well.

That's four 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.
Luther distracts Hansen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Luther keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hansen's head.

Hansen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luther defends well.
Luther is stalling in the full guard.
Luther working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
Luther content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luther manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen stands and throws Luther's legs to the side, diving into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Luther is right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dag Luther will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Luther. No joy for Hansen on that attempt.
Luther tries to clinch there but Hansen circles away.
Luther throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luther defends it nicely.
Dag Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hansen.
Hansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luther is fending him off so far but Hansen persists. Nope, Luther circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hansen being controlled here momentarily.
Luther keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Luther lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hansen!
Luther wants to control the pace but Hansen is squirming around nicely.
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luther lands a big elbow.
Hansen regains half guard.

Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luther winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Luther has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Still in half guard, Luther seems content to control.
Luther has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Luther lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Hansen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hansen is bucking up trying to escape but Luther cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Luther can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hansen is looking to escape.
Luther tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Luther is retaining full guard.
Hansen trying to move into half guard but instead Luther has managed to sweep!
Hansen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luther scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hansen's guard.
Luther controlling the action here.
Hansen is refusing to be controlled, as Luther sits in half guard.

Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dag Luther overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luther looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hansen taking some punishment here, with Luther in his half guard.
Luther winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hansen is trying to get back to full guard.
Luther passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hansen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dag Luther dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Luther moves in looking to clinch but Hansen pushes him off.
Marcus Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luther slaps away a takedown attempt from Hansen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Luther.
Hansen shoots in but Luther avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen dives in and grabs Luther's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luther pushes down on Hansen's head and hops out.
Dag Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hansen.

Hansen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luther's half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.
Hansen wants to advance to full mount but Luther doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Luther manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hansen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.
Luther loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luther is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Hansen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luther passes into half guard.
Luther looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hansen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen is looking for a sweep. Luther is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Luther is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Luther wants to take a breather but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen tries to get to full guard but Luther has control of the leg.
Luther trying to control the pace.
Luther prevents Hansen from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther trying to control from half guard but Hansen is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luther tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luther sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luther is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
Dag Luther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hansen fails with the takedown.
Luther scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hansen looks for a takedown but Luther sprawls well.

Luther pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luther landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luther lands a nice elbow.
Luther unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luther landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luther lands with a right to the head.
Luther lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Luther on the inside.
Hansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luther lands a nice elbow.
Luther lands an elbow just above Hansen 's eye.
Hansen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcus Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luther prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Luther showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luther has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Luther!