PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Voyage (ranked 4865 p4p, 510 weight class) and Alan Hansen (ranked 2388 p4p, 291 weight class). Hansen has chosen Follow the Leader - by-KORN as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Voyage
vs
Hansen

190 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hellraiser FightGear

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Voyage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voyage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansen.
Alan Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansen misses with a hook
and Voyage counters with a straight right hand.
Hansen throws a low kick, looking for Voyage's leg but Voyage calmly moves out of range.
Voyage throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Voyage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Voyage throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Voyage's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Voyage duly obliges.

It looks like Alan Hansen has been cut.

Hansen tries to keep at a distance but Voyage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hansen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Voyage effectively controlling the action here.
Voyage being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voyage presses Hansen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hansen misses with some punches.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Voyage.
Voyage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hansen throws a head punch that misses.
Hansen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voyage backwards.
Voyage stalling against the cage.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.

Voyage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voyage drops his hands momentarily and Hansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Voyage has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Voyage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Voyage.
Hansen misses with a lunging right hand
and Voyage counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voyage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voyage throws a big shot that misses.
Voyage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansen throws out the jab.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Voyage slips the punch.
Voyage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansen.
Hansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voyage.
Voyage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Voyage.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Voyage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hansen, pushing him back against the cage.
Voyage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Voyage lands with a left to the head.
Hansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Hansen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voyage's elbow.
Voyage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voyage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansen trying to control the position but instead, Voyage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hansen into the cage.
Voyage digs a right hand into Hansen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hansen's gas tank.
Hansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Voyage manages to break the clinch.
Hansen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hansen throws an overhand right that lands on Voyage's shoulder, as Voyage tries to avoid the shot.
Hansen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hansen misses with a straight right.
Hansen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voyage connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voyage moves out of range as Hansen strikes.
Voyage seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voyage. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hansen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voyage tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen throws a hook but Voyage blocks it.
Hansen throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Voyage.
Voyage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voyage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hansen throws the left hand but Voyage avoids the punch easily.
Hansen scores with a jab.
Hansen scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Liquid Voyage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Hansen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Voyage closes the distance and clinches.
Voyage looking to stall.
Voyage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voyage lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hansen digs a right hand into Voyage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voyage's gas tank.
Hansen leaning against his opponent.
Voyage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Voyage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liquid Voyage is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voyage.
Hansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voyage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Voyage.

Voyage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hansen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Voyage lands a nice shot to the body.
Voyage lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hansen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Hansen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voyage lands a right hand.
Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Voyage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voyage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Voyage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voyage scores with a nice right hand.
Hansen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voyage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voyage walks into a stiff left hand from Hansen.
Voyage throws a good cross that connects.
Hansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hansen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hansen looks to land a right hand but Voyage moved out of range.
Voyage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a looping right.
Voyage is looking for a counter combo.
Voyage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hansen defending well as Voyage loads up on a big left hand.
Hansen slips under a jab.
Hansen throws a lazy uppercut
and Voyage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voyage throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voyage.
A telegraphed right hand from Voyage misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hansen! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hansen, as that shot connected.
Hansen swings widly with a right hand
and Voyage counters with a straight right hand.
Hansen lands a glancing blow to the side of Voyage's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Voyage as he connects with a hook.
Voyage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voyage throws a shot from downtown. Hansen moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Voyage. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Voyage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liquid Voyage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voyage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hansen.
Hansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voyage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Hansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voyage throwing a counter right hand but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Hansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Hansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Voyage instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liquid Voyage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Hansen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voyage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hansen counters with a straight right hand.
Voyage takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Hansen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Voyage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voyage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liquid Voyage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Voyage.
Voyage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Voyage breaks the clinch.
Voyage ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voyage.
A little feinted left hand from Voyage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Voyage closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voyage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Voyage breaks the clinch.
Hansen throws a poor cross that misses
and Voyage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voyage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voyage avoids the body shot from Hansen.
Voyage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hansen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voyage scrambles back to his feet.
Hansen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voyage's hands.
Hansen just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hansen.

Voyage clinches up with Hansen and pushes him back against the cage.
Hansen stalling.
Hansen is looking to control Voyage's arms but Voyage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hansen has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Voyage has a couple of punches blocked by Hansen.
Voyage leaning against his opponent.
Voyage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voyage stalling in the clinch but Hansen improves position.
Hansen misses with a punch to the body.
Voyage stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Voyage.
Voyage scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voyage lands an elbow that stopped Hansen in his tracks for a moment.
Voyage misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Voyage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voyage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voyage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voyage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hansen up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to stall.
Hansen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Voyage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alan Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voyage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liquid Voyage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voyage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voyage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voyage is looking to counter punch.
Voyage looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen misses with an uppercut.
Voyage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Voyage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voyage misses with some punches.
Voyage misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Voyage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hansen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hansen lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Voyage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voyage, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Voyage!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Liquid Voyage made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Alan Hansen was interviewed post fight and said 'Terrible defending'.