PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afonso De Sacramento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvin Hansen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hansen
vs
De Sacramento

159 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvin Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Afonso De Sacramento !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Sacramento moves into the clinch.

De Sacramento drags the fight down to the ground.
De Sacramento preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Sacramento looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Sacramento preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Sacramento wants to stand and escape but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sacramento is pulling down on Hansen's head. It's preventing any offense from Hansen, at least for the moment.

De Sacramento throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hansen uses it to pass to side control.
De Sacramento is trying to get back to half guard.
De Sacramento trying to control but Hansen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

Hansen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hansen really is a fat lump.
De Sacramento is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with an elbow to the head.
Hansen punishes De Sacramento with strikes from the back mount.
De Sacramento is trying to break free.

Hansen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hansen scores with punches from the back.
Will Hansen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
De Sacramento biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sacramento is in bad spot here.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Sacramento trying to control the action but Hansen just sinks the hooks in.
Hansen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
I really don't envy De Sacramento right now.

De Sacramento showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hansen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hansen keeps control of the position as De Sacramento tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Sacramento trying to control the position but Hansen manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Hansen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hansen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Sacramento wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
De Sacramento must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hansen is pulling down on De Sacramento 's head to control his posture.
Hansen trying to control the position.
Hansen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen controls De Sacramento momentarily but De Sacramento frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hansen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
De Sacramento is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Sacramento trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hansen manages to pass to mount!
De Sacramento is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sacramento is bucking up trying to escape but Hansen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hansen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen landing punches.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Sacramento looks a forlorn figure.
Hansen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Sacramento ?
De Sacramento is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but De Sacramento is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Sacramento really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Sacramento is trying to escape the mount.
Hansen working De Sacramento over with strikes here.
De Sacramento wants to control but Hansen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen with shots to the head and body - De Sacramento looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
De Sacramento is looking to get to half guard.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but De Sacramento is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Sacramento can't escape the position.
Hansen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Hansen dominated that second round.
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!

De Sacramento closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hansen to the mat! Hansen manages to get full guard.
Hansen is controlling De Sacramento 's posture.
Hansen trying to keep a closed guard but De Sacramento is proving a slippery customer.

Hansen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Sacramento tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen is adopting a defensive guard.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Sacramento can do to turn this around?
De Sacramento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen seems keen to control De Sacramento 's posture.
De Sacramento postures up.
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Sacramento 's guard.

Hansen is fighting to break De Sacramento 's control of his arms but De Sacramento is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

De Sacramento isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hansen stacks De Sacramento on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hansen!
Hansen lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sacramento is trying to get back to half guard.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Sacramento down.

Hansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Sacramento , who protects the arm well.
Hansen gets to mount! De Sacramento was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sacramento is working to get back to half guard.
De Sacramento tries to hold on but Hansen pushes him away.
Afonso De Sacramento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hansen lands a big elbow.
De Sacramento can't escape the position.
De Sacramento tries to lock up and control but Hansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sacramento is looking to get to half guard.
De Sacramento is still trying to improve position.
Hansen is looking to work his way around to De Sacramento 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hansen with shots to the head and body - De Sacramento looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

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