PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 1156 p4p, 144 weight class) and Michael Matthews (ranked 2686 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansson
vs
Matthews

185 cm
20
156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansson manages to avoid it.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansson.
Hansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Hansson.
Hansson cracks Matthews with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hansson loads up on a big right hand but Matthews slips the punch.
Hansson misses with a wild combination.
Matthews has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Hansson.
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Matthews has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matthews there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansson manages to avoid it.
Hansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hansson looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews takes one to the chin there.
Hansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Hansson misses.
Matthews pushes Hansson away with a front kick.
Matthews lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Hansson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson cracks Matthews with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Matthews is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson cracks Matthews with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anders Hansson!
Anders Hansson retains his lightweight title!
Anders Hansson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.