PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jannik Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by The Jester Race. Marshall has chosen Graduation Bitches as his entrance music. Marco Marshall has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hansen
vs
Marshall

183 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
183 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jannik Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marshall.
Marshall trying to control the action but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marshall has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Marshall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall in side control, throwing shots but Hansen defends.
Marshall throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Hansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marshall cracks Hansen with an elbow. That is naaassty.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Hansen missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jannik Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansen.

Marshall shoots in and bounces Hansen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall won't allow Hansen to get back to his feet.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marshall lands a couple of elbows.
Marshall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marshall prevents Hansen from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marshall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hansen wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marshall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marshall working some strikes from top position.
Marshall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall content to stall in guard here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Marshall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Hansen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Marco Marshall has been cut.
Marshall slips a straight right by Hansen.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Hansen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Marshall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet but Marshall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marshall cracks Hansen with a solid left hand.
Marshall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hansen's head.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marshall landing some decent shots from guard.
Marshall thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Marshall's cut.
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.

Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Hansen.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansen.
Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Marshall. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall tries for a takedown but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jannik Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Marshall.
Hansen looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.

Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marshall thows a big elbow that misses.
Marshall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marshall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marshall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen is not content to let Marshall control the position.
Hansen pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Marshall controlling the pace.

Marshall seems to be looking for submissions.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.

That's two 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marshall moves out of range as Hansen strikes.
Hansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.
Marshall slips under a jab.
Jannik Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Hansen.

Marshall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hansen was covering up waiting for the punch and Marshall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hansen's head.
Marshall with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Marshall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marshall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marshall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Hansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Marshall is in close to Hansen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marshall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marshall stops Hansen from standing up.
Marshall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Marshall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marshall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marshall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marshall trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Marshall cracks Hansen with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Marshall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Marshall. Marshall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hansen throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
Hansen misses the jab.
Marshall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Marshall scores with a takedown into Hansen's guard.
Marshall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marshall looking to sit in guard and control but Hansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marshall is on top in guard.
Marshall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to stand up but Marshall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
Marshall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marshall throws a big right hand that misses.
Marshall lands a couple of digs.
Marshall prevents Hansen from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marshall on the side of the head.

Marshall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall is putting a hurting on Hansen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marshall landing strikes.
Hansen trying to remain calm as Marshall controls from the top position.
Marshall wants to control for a moment but Hansen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Marshall is trying to control. Hansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshall winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marshall controlling the action here.
Marshall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jannik Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall trying to control from half guard but Hansen is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Hansen manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Marshall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Hansen has his foot on Marshall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marshall works his way back into a safe position though.
Marshall postures up and lands a big shot to Hansen's brow.

Hansen pushes Marshall off and scrambles back to his feet.

Marshall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hansen wants to stand but Marshall is controlling the position.
Marshall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hansen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marshall is in close to Hansen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Marshall landing some decent shots from guard.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Marshall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Hansen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.

Marshall scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall lands a big shot there that rocks Hansen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marshall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Marshall!