PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wayne Hanson
vs
Stevenson

196 cm
22
267 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Wayne Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson tries to clinch up.
Hanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson is looking to chop away at Hanson's legs.
Good work by Hanson as he checks the leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson wants to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a leg kick.

Hanson rushes Stevenson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling the position.
Hanson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson has him pressed against the ropes.
Stevenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevenson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but Hanson blocks with his arms.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hanson breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Hanson wants to clinch but Stevenson slips to the side

and Stevenson counters by clinching up.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson lands a knee to the head.
Hanson is working for takedown but Stevenson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Stevenson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hanson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stevenson to the mat. Stevenson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hanson wants to stand but Stevenson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevenson managing to control the position.
Hanson is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Stevenson is looking to stand up but Hanson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is controlling Hanson's posture.
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.
Hanson wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.

Stevenson is looking for a triangle but Hanson pushes his legs off easily.

That's four 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.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson is stalling in the full guard.
Stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Stevenson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hanson wants to clinch

and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Stevenson is trying to stall.

Hanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson looks to clinch

and Stevenson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevenson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanson.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Stevenson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Hanson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Steve Stevenson has been cut.
Stevenson misses with a knee to the head.
Stevenson is looking to control Hanson's arms but Hanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stevenson has his back to the ropes.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike from Stevenson.

Hanson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevenson pinned against the cage. Stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
Hanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but Hanson persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson tries to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a flying knee that drops Hanson! Stevenson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Stevenson!