PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Arne Georgsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgsen comes to the ring accompanied by O Fortuna. Hitmon Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hans Arne Georgsen's chin.

Arne Georgsen
vs
Lee

195 cm
26
212 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

195 cm
20
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Arne Georgsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lee misses.
Georgsen throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.

Georgsen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Georgsen tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Georgsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Georgsen won't let Lee get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Georgsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Georgsen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Georgsen working away.
Georgsen trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee tries to escape but Georgsen is in control.
Georgsen trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Georgsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lee thows a huge punch but Georgsen dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Georgsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Georgsen to regain full guard.
Georgsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Georgsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Georgsen tries to get out of the position.
Georgsen 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.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Georgsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Georgsen!
Lee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lee pulls Georgsen in to control the position.
Lee wants to sweep here but Georgsen controlling him for the moment.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Georgsen is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Arne Georgsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee throws a shot from downtown. Georgsen moves away and avoids it.

Lee tries to sprawl but Georgsen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lee lands with a few short shots to the body.

Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Georgsen.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Georgsen sits in half guard.
Georgsen prevents Lee from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgsen trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Georgsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee is trying to control but Georgsen manages to pass to mount!
Lee 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.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Georgsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Georgsen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lee shrugs it off.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom but Georgsen passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Georgsen keeps working.
Georgsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee wants to control but Georgsen is keeping him busy.
Georgsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Georgsen is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee throwing shots but Georgsen is blocking nicely.
Lee thows a huge punch but Georgsen dodges it nicely.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Georgsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Georgsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Georgsen is working away.
Georgsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Arne Georgsen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Georgsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Lee.

Georgsen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee punching from the bottom.
Georgsen is just content to waste time from the top position. Lee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Georgsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Georgsen is proving a slippery customer.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Georgsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Georgsen.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Georgsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Georgsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgsen controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Georgsen is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Georgsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Georgsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.

That's four 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.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee postures up in Georgsen's guard and throws a big left but Georgsen blocks it.
Georgsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee postures up in Georgsen's guard and throws a big left but Georgsen blocks it.
Lee postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Hans Arne Georgsen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Georgsen shoots in and bounces Lee off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee has his hands on Georgsen's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hitmon Lee.
I think Georgsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Hans Arne Georgsen!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Hans Arne Georgsen!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Hans Arne Georgsen!

Hans Arne Georgsen wins by unanimous decision!