PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albin Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Snap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Han
vs
Snap

195 cm
20
208 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Soul Supremacy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Albin Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Snap!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Han shoots in and bounces Snap off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Snap is pulling down on Han's head. It's preventing any offense from Han, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snap holds on and takes a little breather.
Han stopping the sweep attempt from Snap.
Snap pulls Han in close to his closed guard and prevents Han from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willie Snap wasn't active enough on the ground.

Han shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snap manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snap pulls Han in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snap bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Han's guard.
Han trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Snap seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Han seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Han swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snap is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Han looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snap puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Han misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Snap takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Willie Snap has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Han gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Han tries to free his leg and advance position but Snap is retaining full guard.
Snap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snap is on top in guard.
Snap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willie Snap has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Han throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Snap tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Han is in Snap's guard.
Snap seems keen to control Han's posture.
Snap manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Snap punching from mount but Han doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Han wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Snap.
Han is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snap thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Snap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Han is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Snap sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Han gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snap perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snap not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Han flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Snap is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Snap is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Han scores with a takedown into Snap's guard.
Han stopping the sweep attempt from Snap.
Han scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Snap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Snap's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Han doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Han wants to sweep here but Snap controlling him for the moment.

Willie Snap has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Snap looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Snap is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Snap has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Snap wants to work for an arm triangle but Han is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Snap performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Snap works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Willie Snap has got the better of the ground game so far.
Han is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Snap tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Han is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Snap looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Willie Snap was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Han drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Han has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snap is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Snap manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Snap controlling from the full mount.
Han is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snap controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willie Snap.
Horrible takedown attempt by Snap or perhaps it was just good defense by Han, which made it look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Han shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Snap keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Snap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Han throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Snap tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Han is in Snap's guard.
Snap is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Snap working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Han.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Han accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snap holds on and takes a little breather.
Han makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Snap wants to sweep but no luck.
Han with a flurry of punches that miss.
Han wanted to stand there but Snap had control of the position.
Snap manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snap throwing strikes here but Han is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snap throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Han because Snap loaded up on that one.
Snap punching from mount but Han doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Snap sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Han is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Snap controlling from the full mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willie Snap wasn't active enough on the ground.

Han shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snap manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Snap has control of Han's left arm, preventing Han from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Snap's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Han throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Snap sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Willie Snap was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Snap gets caught flat footed, as Han shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snap is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Snap manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Snap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snap punching from mount but Han doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Snap won't let Han get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Snap controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Willie Snap was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Han closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Snap did well to prevent Han getting side control.
Willie Snap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Han not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Snap gets full guard.
Albin Han has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snap is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Han postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willie Snap.
I've got Snap winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Snap!