PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansen
vs
Lannister

223 cm
18
279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauro Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown but Hansen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lannister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lannister dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Lannister's head and hops out.

Lannister scores with a takedown into Hansen's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Lannister stands up and waves to Hansen to follow him.
Danga de danga de dang - Hansen scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hansen.
Hansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lannister circles away.
Lannister moves in looking to clinch but Hansen pushes him off.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Mauro Hansen has been cut.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister fails to land the takedown.
Mauro Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Hansen scores with a body shot.
Hansen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hansen goes for a double leg but Lannister avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lannister continues to drive forward.
Hansen stalls.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Lannister manages to get underhooks.
Lannister tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansen smiles and moves away.
Lannister shoots in but Hansen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lannister looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lannister has Hansen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hansen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lannister is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lannister looking to stall.
Hansen stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lannister.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lannister pinned against the cage. Lannister gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen looks for a takedown but Lannister sprawls well.

Hansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lannister, pushing him back against the cage.
Lannister has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hansen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen avoiding damage.
Lannister tries to pull guard but Hansen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lannister is trying to stall.
Lannister tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansen smiles and moves away.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Hansen keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lannister darts in looking for a takedown but Hansen gets double underhooks and turns Lannister into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauro Hansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannister circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches up with Lannister, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes Lannister against the cage but Lannister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lannister leaves Hansen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lannister takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Lannister.
Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lannister breaks from the clinch.
Lannister takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lannister as Hansen shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauro Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt - Hansen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lannister's waist but Lannister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansen off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lannister avoids it really well and circles away.
Lannister shoots in and drives through. Hansen sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lannister quickly recovers to half guard.
Lannister is looking to improve his position.
Hansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lannister manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lannister controls Hansen momentarily but Hansen frees himself.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lannister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to strike from the bottom.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lannister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister wants to stand up but Hansen is controlling him.
Lannister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lannister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister is trying to keep Hansen in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Lannister keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauro Hansen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lannister as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Lannister avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister stuffs the takedown.
Lannister shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mauro Hansen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauro Hansen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Lannister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen tries to clinch up but Lannister circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lannister.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Hansen keeps it at a distance.
Hansen lands a nice looking body shot.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannister.
Lannister leaves Hansen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hansen sprawls well. Hansen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Mauro Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Hansen.
Hansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Lannister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Lannister tries to sprawl out of it but Hansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lannister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lannister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hansen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lannister somewhat.
Mauro Hansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lannister circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen tried to score with a low kick but Lannister checks it.
Hansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Lannister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lannister dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Lannister's head and hops out.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches up with Lannister, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes Lannister against the cage but Lannister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lannister checks a low kick from Hansen.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister leaves Hansen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Hansen in a clinch.

Lannister pulls Hansen into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Lannister is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
Hansen passes Lannister's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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 Mauro Hansen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hansen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Hansen!