PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Farrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Farrier
vs
Hansson

174 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Farrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson is looking to clinch.
Farrier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hansson eats them both and turns towards Farrier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Filip Hansson has been cut.
Hansson is looking to clinch.
Farrier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Hansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrier backwards.
Hansson tries a body shot but Farrier blocks it.
Hansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hansson wants a takedown.

Farrier pulls guard effortlessly.
Farrier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Farrier prevents Hansson from improving his position.
Hansson has his hands clasped together around Farrier's back. He's all about the action.
Farrier controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson wants to improve his position but Farrier is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Farrier passes the guard and advances to mount!
Farrier controlling the position easily from mount.
Farrier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrier blocks Hansson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Farrier controlling the pace for now.
Farrier seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hansson for as long as he can get away with.
Farrier avoids the attempt from Hansson to control.
Farrier tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Farrier is working for a guillotine from mount but Hansson frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrier controlling the pace for now.
Farrier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hansson wants to control but Farrier is having none of it.
Farrier with the ground and pound from mount.
Farrier looking to control but Hansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Farrier controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson tries to hold on but Farrier postures up.
Farrier controlling from mount.
Hansson wants to control but Farrier is having none of it.
Farrier trying to control but Hansson is having none of it.
Farrier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansson is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Farrier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filip Hansson's cut.
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.

Farrier fails with the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hansson, as that shot connected.

Hansson has managed to clinch.
Hansson is pressed up against the cage. Farrier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hansson down to the mat. Hansson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Farrier as Hansson shoots in.
Hansson thuds a left hand into Farrier's body.
Nice sprawl there from Hansson as Farrier shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Farrier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrier wants to clinch
and Hansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Farrier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hansson tries to land knees in the clinch but Farrier avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farrier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansson can do to turn this around?
Farrier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hansson rushes Farrier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Farrier breaks from the clinch.
Thomas Farrier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Farrier 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Hansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Farrier jumps guard and drags Hansson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hansson wants to stand but Farrier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Farrier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson looking to pass the guard.
Farrier will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Farrier is trying to keep Hansson in close.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrier seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hansson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farrier moves into the clinch.
Hansson looking to stall.
Hansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrier has him pressed against the cage.

Farrier breaks the clinch.

Farrier rushes Hansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farrier misses with a knee strike.
Farrier has Hansson pressed against the cage, preventing Hansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Farrier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Farrier forces Hansson back against the cage and clinches.
Farrier prevents Hansson from breaking the clinch.
Farrier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansson smiles and moves away.

Hansson clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrier has Hansson pressed against the cage, preventing Hansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farrier blocking some punches.
Hansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hansson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrier has him pressed against the cage.
Farrier tries to land knees in the clinch but Hansson avoids the damage to the body.
Filip Hansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Farrier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrier appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Farrier shoots in for a double leg but Hansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hansson tries to counter with a clinch but Farrier shakes him off and moves away.
Hansson scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrier misses with an uppercut. Hansson saw that one coming.
Filip Hansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hansson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Farrier counters with a big head kick but Hansson shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Hansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Filip Hansson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hansson wants to clinch
and Farrier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansson goes for a double leg but Farrier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farrier continues to drive forward.
Farrier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hansson sprawls and moves away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Farrier! Hansson is out on his feet! Farrier rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hansson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hansson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Farrier!
After the fight, Thomas Farrier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.