PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Hansen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ambrose
vs
Hansen

188 cm
26
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Ambrose cracks a nice hook into Hansen's ribs.
Hansen misses with a takedown
and Ambrose counters with a leg kick.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ambrose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Ambrose clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Ambrose.
Ambrose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ambrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambrose presses Hansen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose lands a hook that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen is trying to break the clinch but Ambrose has him pressed against the cage.
Ambrose scores with a shot to the side of Hansen's head.
Ambrose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ambrose lands a hook that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ambrose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Ambrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ambrose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hansen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ezekiel Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Hansen.
Ambrose tries a knee to the head but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen blocks a body shot from Ambrose.
Hansen is trying to pull guard but Ambrose has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ambrose.
Hansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ambrose pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ambrose works on Hansen's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Ambrose on the inside.

Hansen jumps into guard, dragging Ambrose to the mat.
Ambrose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Ambrose is stalling in the full guard.
Ambrose trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Ambrose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ambrose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
Ambrose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
Ambrose looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ambrose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ambrose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ambrose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ambrose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambrose throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ambrose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ambrose scoring with some ground and pound.
Ambrose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ambrose's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hansen stands and steps away. Ambrose gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Ambrose darts in and clinches Hansen up against the cage.
Ambrose lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hansen or not.

Hansen jumps guard.
Ambrose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ambrose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hansen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ambrose.
Ambrose landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hansen throws a series of punches but Ambrose moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ambrose, right into the meat.
Ezekiel Ambrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen darts in trying to clinch
and Ambrose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ambrose clinches.
Ambrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ambrose walks away with a smile on his face. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hansen tries to clinch up
and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.
Ambrose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansen shoots for a takedown but Ambrose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ambrose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hansen takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hansen.
Ezekiel Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Hansen.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ambrose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ambrose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ambrose stuns Hansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ambrose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ambrose lands a really nice looking cross but Hansen seems unphased.

Hansen is rocked!
Ambrose fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hansen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hansen looks to clinch but Ambrose throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hansen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ezekiel Ambrose!
A very excited looking Ezekiel Ambrose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.