PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sajdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sajdak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thrift Shop. Joe Sajdak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sajdak
vs
Hanson

181 cm
21
159 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

174 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sajdak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sajdak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Sajdak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson moves in looking to clinch but Sajdak pushes him off.
Hanson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sajdak is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sajdak counters with a three punch combo that has Hanson backing up. Hanson nods at Sajdak to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sajdak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sajdak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sajdak paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hanson rushes Sajdak and presses him up against the cage.
Sajdak is trying to break the clinch but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Sajdak tries to pull guard but Hanson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sajdak drops back down to his feet.
Sajdak working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson lands a left hand.

Sajdak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sajdak throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
Hanson tries to clinch but Sajdak moves away
and Sajdak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sajdak throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Sajdak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sajdak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sajdak looks to land a combination but Hanson avoids it well.
Hanson wants to clinch.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Sajdak circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak misses with the combination.
Sajdak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Sajdak clinches with his opponent.
Sajdak is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him.
Sajdak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sajdak wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Hanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sajdak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sajdak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sajdak is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position.
Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sajdak's efforts to push away.
Sajdak is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him.
Sajdak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Hanson.
Hanson working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands with a right to the head.
Sajdak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sajdak.
Sajdak tries to break free but Hanson pushes him back against the cage.
Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sajdak's efforts to push away.
Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanson pushes Sajdak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sajdak is trying to break the clinch but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Sajdak wants a takedown.
Hanson working aggressively here.
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 Joe Sajdak will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sajdak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson tries to clinch but Sajdak moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson darts in trying to clinch
and Sajdak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hanson is looking to clinch but Sajdak is avoiding it.
Hanson wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sajdak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.

Hanson closes the distance and pushes Sajdak back into the cage.
Sajdak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajdak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sajdak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sajdak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sajdak throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Sajdak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson tries to clinch up

and Sajdak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sajdak.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hanson on the inside.
Sajdak tries to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sajdak wants to break free but Hanson has control.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sajdak is trying to break the clinch but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sajdak backwards.
Sajdak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sajdak is trying to break free.
Hanson lands with a left to the head.
Sajdak has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak is trying to break free.
Sajdak tries to pull guard but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson has Sajdak pressed against the cage, preventing Sajdak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sajdak.
Sajdak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sajdak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sajdak.
Sajdak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe Sajdak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sajdak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson tries to clinch up.
Hanson moves in looking to clinch but Sajdak pushes him off.
Sajdak swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sajdak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanson is defending well.
Hanson lands with a right to the head.
Sajdak tries to circle away but Hanson has him pinned against the cage.
Hanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sajdak backwards.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sajdak is rocked!
Sajdak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oh Sajdak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sajdak struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanson controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sajdak tries to break free but Hanson pushes him back against the cage.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Sajdak seems to have got his legs back now.
Sajdak is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position.
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 Joe Sajdak will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hanson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sajdak connects with a body shot that sends Hanson's belly button to the back.

Hanson closes the distance and clinches.
Sajdak blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sajdak.
Sajdak jumps guard but Hanson stands there with Sajdak around his waist. Sajdak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sajdak wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sajdak backwards.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanson dips a shoulder and cracks Sajdak with a mighty uppercut! Sajdak falls back against the cage and Hanson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sajdak is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hanson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Hanson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Hanson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.