PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Wilkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hansson
vs
Wilkins

195 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hansson or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilkins, which made it look bad.
Wilkins misses with a kick to the body.
Wilkins throws a one two combo.
Hansson dodges the punch combination from Wilkins.
Hansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkins scores with a three punch combo!
Wilkins throws a body kick that misses.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Wilkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Hansson avoids it well.
Wilkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkins. Those never looked like landing.
Hansson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wilkins misses with a wild combination.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt - Hansson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hansson eats them both and turns towards Wilkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shane Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wilkins tries to bum rush Hansson with a series of wild strikes but Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilkins misses with a body kick.
Wilkins with a nice cross.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansson tries to clinch up.
Hansson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins moves out of range as Hansson throws a body kick.
Wilkins misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
No joy there for Wilkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilkins avoids the head kick by Hansson.
Wilkins is looking to chop away at Hansson's legs.
Wilkins misses with a double jab.
Hansson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hansson swinging wildly here.
Hansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansson dodges the punch combination from Wilkins.
Hansson tries to clinch there but Wilkins circles away.
Wilkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wilkins.
Wilkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hansson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Despite the aggression on Wilkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Hansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wilkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hansson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hansson 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a strike but Wilkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hansson is looking for a triangle but Wilkins pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice combination there by Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Hansson moves out of range.
Wilkins tries to bum rush Hansson with a series of wild strikes but Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansson tries to counter by clinching up but Wilkins breaks away and moves out of range.
We've been informed that Wilkins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wilkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hansson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hansson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilkins is trying to keep Hansson in close.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson passes Wilkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hansson passes to full mount!
Wilkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hansson thowing shots but they're missing.

Hansson has hold of Wilkins's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wilkins manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wilkins wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wilkins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansson tries to control but Wilkins wriggling away.
Wilkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson controlling from mount.
Hansson looking to ground and pound but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Wilkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hansson landing shots from mount.
Hansson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to buck Hansson off but he can't manage it.
Hansson unloads with some shots from mount but Wilkins bucks and avoids them well.
Hansson controlling from the full mount.

Hansson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A punch combination from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hansson counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wilkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilkins throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Hansson dominated that second round.
That's time! Hansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wilkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hansson lands a leg kick that knocks Wilkins off balance momentarily.
Shane Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansson moves away.
Wilkins throws a nice looking combination but Hansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hansson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hansson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hansson prevents Wilkins from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansson wants to control from the top but Wilkins keeps moving.
Hansson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wilkins keeping full guard, as Hansson tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hansson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wilkins breaks the clinch.
Hansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Hansson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hansson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansson looking to sit in guard and control but Wilkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hansson pulls Wilkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Wilkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wilkins wants to stand but Hansson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wilkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilkins throws a sloppy strike and Hansson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Wilkins is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Hansson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Hansson!