PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back in Black by ACDC. Elias Nielsen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nielsen
vs
Hannon

170 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elias Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Hannon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannon dodges the punch combination from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hannon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nielsen works over Hannon's head and body with a nice combination.
Nielsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Nielsen both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Derek Hannon has been cut.
Hannon misses with a few strikes there.

Nielsen tries to keep at a distance but Hannon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hannon stalling against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nielsen as Hannon tries to tie him up.
Hannon has Nielsen pressed against the ropes, preventing Nielsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hannon.

Hannon pulls guard effortlessly.
Hannon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nielsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hannon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hannon 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.
Hannon has Nielsen pulled in close to control his posture.
Hannon controls Nielsen momentarily but Nielsen frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Derek Hannon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that Hannon avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielsen blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Nielsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hannon clinches.
Nielsen is trying to force a seperation but Hannon has the dominant position.

Hannon successfully pulls guard.

Hannon has his feet on Nielsen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hannon wants to clinch but Nielsen slips to the side
and Nielsen counters with a straight right hand.

Nielsen closes the distance and pushes Hannon back into the ropes.

Hannon manages to pull guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hannon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nielsen!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannon with good strikes from the mount here!
Hannon tries to control but Nielsen wriggling away.
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.
Nielsen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hannon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nielsen tries to reverse the position but Hannon maintains control.
Hannon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hannon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hannon controlling the position easily from mount.
Hannon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hannon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nielsen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nielsen tries to hold on but Hannon pushes him away.
Hannon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hannon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hannon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nielsen is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nielsen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Hannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Hannon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nielsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hannon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nielsen is defended easily by Hannon.
Nielsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hannon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nielsen.
Nielsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hannon shoots in and drives through. Nielsen sprawls well.
Elias Nielsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nielsen misses with a combination

and Hannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hannon.
Hannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elias Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hannon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannon misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hannon tries to clinch there but Nielsen circles away.
Hannon misses with a takedown
and Nielsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nielsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hannon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Nielsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nielsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hannon circles away.
Hannon tries to clinch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Hannon shoots in but no luck this time.
Nielsen throws out a powerful jab.
Nielsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Hannon is looking to clinch.
Hannon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nielsen lands a nice shot that snaps Hannon's head back.
Nielsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hannon.
Hannon is breathing heavily.
Hannon tries to clinch
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Nielsen. Those never looked like landing.
Hannon fails to land the takedown.
Hannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Nielsen circles away.
Hannon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nielsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nielsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nielsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that Hannon avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielsen.
Hannon shoots in for a takedown but Nielsen shows good takedown defense.
Nielsen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hannon fails with the takedown
enabling Nielsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielsen throws a left and a right that both miss

so Hannon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hannon is looking to work some ground and pound but Nielsen has wrist control.
Hannon wants to pass the guard but Nielsen is keeping the position.
Nielsen wants to sweep here but Hannon controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen has momentary wrist control but Hannon slips an elbow through the middle.
Hannon prevents Nielsen from getting back to his feet.
Nielsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Nielsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielsen has a closed guard, preventing Hannon from standing up.
Hannon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Nielsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Hannon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nielsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hannon shoots in for a double leg but Nielsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nielsen swinging wildly here.
Hannon misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Hannon or perhaps it was just good defense by Nielsen which made him look bad.
Hannon misses with a takedown attempt - Nielsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elias Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hannon.
Nielsen feints a jab promting Hannon to slip. Nielsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hannon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hannon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannon has a takedown stuffed.
Nielsen dips to his left and cracks Hannon with an uppercut!
Hannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Nielsen.
Nielsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hannon as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nielsen!
Nielsen lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hannon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nielsen's guard now.
Nielsen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hannon dives into side control.
Nielsen tries to escape but Hannon is in control.
Nielsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hannon on the ground.

Hannon stands up.
Nielsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hannon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elias Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hannon wants to clinch.

Hannon has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hannon manages to break the clinch.
Hannon shoots in but no luck this time.
Nielsen tries to bum rush Hannon with a series of wild strikes but Hannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Hannon avoids them all with ease.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hannon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hannon misses with a body shot.
Hannon tries for a takedown but Nielsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
Hannon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nielsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Hannon saw that one coming.
Nielsen moves out of range of the body kick.

Hannon rushes Nielsen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hannon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nielsen tries to break the clinch but Hannon is controlling the position.
Nielsen stops a takedown attempt from Hannon.
A frustrated look appears on Nielsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nielsen is trying to break the clinch but Hannon is controlling him.
Hannon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nielsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nielsen is trying to break the clinch but Hannon is controlling him.

Hannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Nielsen does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Hannon.
I think Hannon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Hannon!