PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansen
vs
Melo

185 cm
29
203 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

186 cm
30
196 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Melo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo misses with a body kick.
Hansen tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hansen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Hansen as he checks the leg kick.
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Melo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansen throws out the jab.
Melo throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melo connects with an inside leg kick.
Melo misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen wants to slow Melo down by chopping away at his legs.
Melo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansen throws out the jab.
Melo thows a body shot but no joy.
Melo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansen.
Melo slips under a jab.
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hansen avoids the head kick by Melo.
Hansen walks into a straight right hand from Melo.

Hansen gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Melo.
Hansen blocks a body shot from Melo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen working Melo over with knees to the body.
Hansen just leaning against Melo, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Melo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen moves out of range as Melo throws a body kick.
Hansen throws a hook but Melo avoids it easily.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen lands a head kick. Melo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hansen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Melo counters with an outside leg kick.
Melo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen throws a poor cross that misses
and Melo counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo stuffs the takedown attempt from Hansen. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Hansen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Melo avoids it really well and circles away.

Hansen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Melo is looking to control Hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melo avoid being mounted?

Melo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo is looking to get to half guard.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen throws a sloppy strike and Melo uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Melo has ended up in Hansen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melo wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Melo trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harrison Hansen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hansen needs to keep his hands up - Melo had a free shot at his head there.
Melo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen tries to clinch but Melo moves away
and Melo counters with a nice uppercut.
Melo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Hansen blocks the low kick.

Hansen closes the distance and pushes Melo back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Melo.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Hansen avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Melo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hansen stalls.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but Hansen blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansen avoids it.
A body shot lands from Melo.
Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hansen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Melo is defending well.
Nice body punch from Melo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Melo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hansen throws a low kick but Melo avoids it.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen darts in looking for a takedown but Melo gets double underhooks and turns Hansen into the cage.
Melo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Melo.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but Hansen blocks with his arms.
Melo scores with a hook to the body.
Melo works on Hansen's body with a couple of short punches.

Melo manages to break the clinch.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hansen walks into a left hand.
Melo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hansen if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Melo.
Hansen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hansen takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansen's sensitive parts.
Hansen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Melo.
Melo keeps Hansen at a distance using the push kick.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sergio Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Melo scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melo, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Hansen down.
Hansen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Hansen off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Melo.

Melo drops Hansen with a beautiful combination! Hansen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Melo is looking for the KO!

Hansen is rocked!

It looks like Harrison Hansen has been cut.
Melo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Melo throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Hansen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergio Melo!
After winning the bout, Sergio Melo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.