PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deniz Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Koc
vs
Hansson

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deniz Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andreas Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koc throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koc thuds his shin into the meat of Hansson's side.
Koc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koc.
Koc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Koc clinches up against the cage.
Hansson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koc gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Koc breaks from the clinch.
Hansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koc throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koc shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koc looking to control but Hansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hansson is working to get back to half guard.
Koc looking to control but Hansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koc sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hansson is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc content just to control the position here.
Hansson tries to lock up and control but Koc gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansson is trying desperately to improve position.
Koc trying to control but Hansson is having none of it.
Hansson working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Deniz Koc just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Koc closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansson keeps working.
Koc sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansson defending well though.

Hansson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koc wants to free his trapped foot but Hansson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hansson is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koc seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Koc.
Hansson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koc's best efforts.
Hansson wants to control but Koc is keeping busy.
Koc seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Koc is breathing heavily.
Koc wants to pass to mount but Hansson is defending the position.
Koc controlling the pace.

Hansson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deniz Koc dominated that 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.

Koc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koc stuns Hansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deniz Koc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
Koc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansson's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koc.
Koc is looking to wear down Hansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koc lands with a kick to the temple. Hansson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koc tries to bum rush Hansson with a series of wild strikes but Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansson avoids the head kick by Koc.

Koc closes the distance and clinches.

Koc manages to break the clinch.
Koc misses the shot to the body.
Hansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Koc.
Koc pushes Hansson away with a front kick.
Deniz Koc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Koc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koc misses with a leg kick.
Koc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koc stuns Hansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hansson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koc waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hansson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koc.
Koc misses with a few strikes there.
Koc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koc.
Koc throws a nice outside leg kick.

Koc darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hansson wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is pressing down on Koc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koc showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Koc stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansson moves away.
Koc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
Hansson has his takedown stuffed
and Koc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Hansson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Koc decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Koc.
Koc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Koc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koc.

Koc looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hansson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hansson is trying to keep Koc in close.
Koc 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 has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hansson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koc!
Koc has given up his back here.

Hansson looking for the choke from the back.
Koc trying to control the hands but Hansson breaks the grip.
Hansson trying to control momentarily.
Koc rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deniz Koc dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hansson shoots and misses
and Koc counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansson avoids the head kick by Koc.
Hansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koc.
Hansson avoids the head kick by Koc.
An inside leg kick lands from Koc.
Koc misses with a body shot.
Koc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Koc.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koc.
Koc lands with a nice body kick.
Koc chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koc, right into the meat.
Hansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
Koc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koc scores with a leg kick.
Koc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansson's calf.
Hansson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koc counters with a nice leg kick.
Koc connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koc.
Koc thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hansson if he has to take too many more of those.
Koc misses with a wild combination.
Koc throws a sloppy head kick and Hansson moves out of range easily.
Koc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansson at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hansson slips a jab and a cross from Koc.
Hansson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koc can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koc.
Hansson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
Koc punishes Hansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Koc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koc chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Hansson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koc is trying to get back to half guard.
Koc is working hard here to advance position.
Koc is not content to let Hansson control the position.
Hansson throws an elbow but Koc slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson working away.
Koc is not content to let Hansson control the position.
Koc gets back to half guard.
Koc tries to get to full guard but Hansson has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koc is looking to slow Hansson down with leg kicks.
Hansson fails with the takedown

and Koc holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Deniz Koc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Hansson.

Koc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koc takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hansson.
Koc misses with a series of wild punches.
Koc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Koc.
Koc thows a body shot but no joy.
Koc scores with a leg kick.
Koc keeps Hansson at a distance using the push kick.
Koc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
Hansson moves out of range of the body kick from Koc.
Koc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koc throws a series of punches but Hansson moves out of range.
Koc throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andreas Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deniz Koc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koc 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deniz Koc!