PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saffron Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Saffron Burrows has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Burrows
vs
Hansen

174 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saffron Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burrows throws a hook but Hansen blocks it.

Hansen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hansen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burrows taking a breather.
Hansen lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hansen as Burrows tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hansen.
Burrows lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hansen letting Burrows take a breather here.
Burrows is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hansen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen leaning against his opponent.
Hansen pushes Burrows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansen missing with knees to the body.
Hansen throws an elbow that misses.
Hansen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Saffron Burrows has been cut.
Burrows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burrows managing to block the knees to the body from Hansen.
Hansen wants to stall.
Hansen trying to land knees to the body.

Burrows breaks the clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch but Burrows is having none of it.
Burrows tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burrows drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hansen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hansen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hansen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burrows can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hansen wants to stand but Burrows is controlling the position.

Burrows got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hansen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burrows has managed to get both his arms back between Hansen's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hansen looking for a guillotine here but Burrows defends easily.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

Burrows avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burrows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen looking to control.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Saffron Burrows wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burrows throws a shot to the body.
Burrows darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burrows lunges at Hansen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hansen's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burrows counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrows scores with a shot to the body.
Burrows lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ken Hansen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burrows does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burrows throws a leg kick but Hansen checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burrows!
Burrows takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Hansen throws an overhand right that lands on Burrows's shoulder, as Burrows tries to avoid the shot.
Burrows looks for a takedown but Hansen sprawls well.
Burrows lands a leg kick that knocks Hansen off balance momentarily.
Burrows scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burrows misses with a head kick.
Burrows throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansen moves forwards but Burrows connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hansen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burrows eats them both and turns towards Hansen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burrows swinging wildly here.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Burrows moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hansen.
Burrows throws a leg kick but Hansen checks it.
Hansen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.

Burrows throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burrows is in Hansen's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burrows stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hansen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hansen controlling the position easily from mount.
Burrows is looking to improve his position but Hansen isn't that keen on the idea.
Hansen controlling from mount.
Burrows is bucking up trying to escape but Hansen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but Burrows is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Burrows is squirming around, avoiding Hansen's attempts to control the action.
Hansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen scoring with strikes but Burrows is staying in there.
Burrows is squirming around, avoiding Hansen's attempts to control the action.
Burrows tries to lock up and control but Hansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burrows is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Burrows is looking to get to half guard.
Hansen raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Burrows is rocked!
Burrows tries to hold on but Hansen postures up.
Oh Burrows is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Hansen.
Hansen lands with some strikes.
Hansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows'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. 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.

Hansen misses with a head kick.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Burrows moves out of range easily.
Burrows seems to have got his legs back now.
Burrows fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hansen.
Burrows stuns Hansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burrows takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burrows checks the leg kick.
Burrows lands a jab to Hansen's midsection.
Burrows thuds his right hand into Hansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Hansen throws a head kick that half lands.
Burrows is looking to wear down Hansen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burrows misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burrows stalks Hansen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hansen's face. Hansen staggers backwards, shaken.
Burrows throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrows takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hansen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saffron Burrows is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Burrows keeps it at a distance.
Hansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrows circles away.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burrows stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burrows wants it to stay on the feet.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrows but Burrows pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saffron Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hansen.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burrows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hansen checks a leg kick.
Burrows shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hansen pinned against the cage. Hansen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burrows throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Ken Hansen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hansen looks to land a body kick but Burrows moved away.
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansen.
Burrows throws a shot from downtown. Hansen moves away and avoids it.
Saffron Burrows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burrows swivels and escapes.

Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrows.
Burrows goes for a takedown attempt but Hansen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hansen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen throws the kick towards the body but Burrows avoids it.
Hansen throws a head kick but Burrows moves out of range.
Saffron Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hansen.
Hansen throws the kick towards the body but Burrows avoids it.
A slow jab from Burrows misses its intended target.
Burrows keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrows was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Burrows pushes him off.
Burrows scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrows. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Saffron Burrows.
I think Hansen 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hansen!
Ken Hansen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.