PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen has chosen AC/DC - Big Gun as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rua
vs
Hansen

180 cm
36
168 lbs
22 - 23 - 0

178 cm
36
155 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Hansen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rua is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua motions for Hansen to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua avoids the head kick by Hansen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua tries to work over Hansen's front leg with a kick but Hansen checks it.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Hansen misses with a double jab.
Hansen walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Rua throwing a counter right hand but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Hansen saw it coming and moves away.
Rua blocks a head kick by Hansen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hansen just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rua thumps Hansen with a low kick.
Hansen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
It appears Rua was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hansen moves out of range of the leg kick from Rua.
Hansen throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
Hansen checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Hansen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Hansen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Rua forces Hansen back against the cage and clinches.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hansen.
Hansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hansen is able to avoid easily.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua tests Hansen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hansen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hansen prevents a body shot from Rua.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hansen.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua stalls.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Hansen in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rua avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Hansen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rua.
Hansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hansen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Hansen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Tim Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Hansen shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rua. That one must have hurt.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Rua appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Rua takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansen. That did some damage!
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hansen is looking to land body kicks.
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Rua half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Hansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua cracks the inside of Hansen's front leg.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
Hansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua throws a low kick but Hansen moves out of range easily.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua blocks a head kick by Hansen.
Rua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansen throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Gabriel Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen unleashes a big counter combination but Rua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hansen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansen tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rua connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hansen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hansen.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
Hansen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
and Hansen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hansen checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansen's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua lands with an overhand left.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Rua both land. Nice combination.
Rua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rua dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Rua.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
Rua slips a jab from Hansen.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hansen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danga de danga de dang - Hansen scores with a four punch combination!
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Hansen off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hansen feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Hansen scores with a four punch combination!
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rua has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is struggling to control the position.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hansen.
A short right from Rua.
Hansen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Rua.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Hansen is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hansen.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gabriel Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansen is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rua. Hansen shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansen's sensitive parts.
Rua scores with a head kick.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansen doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua cracks the inside of Hansen's front leg.
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Rua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hansen avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
You can see that Hansen has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hansen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Hansen is looking to land body kicks.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Sloppy strikes from Hansen. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua lands an elbow just above Hansen 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Rua.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
Hansen wants a takedown.
Tim Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rua!
Gabriel Rua opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.