PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott McMuelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hansen
vs
McMuelin

200 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott McMuelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McMuelin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.

Hansen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McMuelin dives on top into guard.
Hansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McMuelin tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Hansen trying to control the pace.
Hansen wants to take a breather but McMuelin is having none of it.
McMuelin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McMuelin wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McMuelin is staying active underneath Hansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McMuelin on the ground.

McMuelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hansen.

McMuelin actively working from the bottom here.
McMuelin wants to get back to full guard.
McMuelin looks gassed!
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen working McMuelin over with strikes.
Hansen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hansen slips a nice elbow through McMuelin's hands, connecting with McMuelin's forehead.
Nice strikes from Hansen there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hansen lands a nice short elbow.
Hansen wants to take a breather but McMuelin is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Hansen there.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hansen winds up and cracks McMuelin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to free his trapped foot but McMuelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Hansen.

Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McMuelin defends it well.
McMuelin wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.

Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McMuelin defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Hansen is trying to control. McMuelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McMuelin has hold of Hansen's hands but Hansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hansen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McMuelin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McMuelin is refusing to be controlled, as Hansen sits in half guard.
McMuelin regains full guard. Nicely done.
McMuelin 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.
Hansen trying to control but McMuelin is working from the bottom.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but McMuelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McMuelin is trying to defend but Hansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McMuelin wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.
Hansen wants to control but McMuelin is keeping him busy.
Hansen lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McMuelin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McMuelin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McMuelin is breathing heavily.
Hansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen slips a nice elbow through McMuelin's hands, connecting with McMuelin's forehead.
Hansen is nestled in close to McMuelin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hansen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

McMuelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
McMuelin has hold of Hansen's hands but Hansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hansen is trying to work for a kimura but McMuelin is defending well.
Hansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hansen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hansen is thwarting McMuelin's attempts to control the position.
Hansen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McMuelin wants to get back to full guard.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMuelin can do to turn this around?
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hansen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hansen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hansen lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMuelin tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Hansen lands strikes from half guard.
Hansen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hansen lands a nice shot to the head.
Hansen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen controlling from mount.
Hansen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McMuelin is bucking up trying to escape but Hansen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hansen dominated that second round.
That's time! Hansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hansen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but McMuelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hansen landing strikes.

Hansen is trying to get an arm triangle but McMuelin is defending well.
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hansen trying to control the action but McMuelin is working from the bottom.
Hansen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen working the ground and pound from side control.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McMuelin down.
Hansen scores with a couple of short elbows.
McMuelin wants to control but Hansen postures up.
McMuelin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hansen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hansen lands a nice forearm strike.
Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McMuelin to see if he's OK.
Hansen works to advance to full mount. McMuelin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hansen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McMuelin is trying to stand up.
Hansen looking to finish McMuelin with some ground and pound. This is bad for McMuelin!
Hansen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hansen scoring with strikes but McMuelin is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns McMuelin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McMuelin is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns McMuelin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansen breaks from McMuelin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McMuelin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen with a couple of short strikes.
Andrew Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen lands a heavy elbow.
Hansen working the ground and pound effectively.
Hansen controlling the pace for now.
McMuelin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hansen trying to control but McMuelin is having none of it.
McMuelin tries to lock up and control but Hansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hansen looking to finish McMuelin with some ground and pound. This is bad for McMuelin!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hansen raining down shots from the mount!
McMuelin working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns McMuelin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McMuelin is squirming around, avoiding Hansen's attempts to control the action.
Hansen controlling his opponent.
McMuelin tries to hold on but Hansen pushes him away.
Scott McMuelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hansen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hansen!