PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 1406 p4p, 2954 weight class) and Pavel Sova (ranked 191 p4p, 366 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hansen
vs
Sova

182 cm
23
183
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
175
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Sova!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen blocks a jab.
Sova throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hansen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sova pushes Hansen off and gets back to his feet.
Sova misses with a straight left.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sova pushes Hansen away with a front kick.
Hansen throws a hook but Sova blocks it.
Hansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hansen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansen.
Hansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Hansen misses.
Sova doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sova was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
It seemed like Sova was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hansen gets a double leg takedown into Sova's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hansen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sova is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen won't allow Sova to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova working a defensive guard here.
Sova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sova has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Sova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hansen.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Sova's brow.
Hansen trying to control but Sova is working from the bottom.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Hansen postures up in Sova's guard and throws a big left but Sova blocks it.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Sova gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sova's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.

Sova is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hansen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen pushes Sova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hansen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sova tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Sova tries to work over Hansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sova blocks a body shot from Hansen.
Hansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sova is leaning against Hansen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sova misses with a body punch.
Sova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansen.
Sova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sova tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Hansen.
Sova is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sova.
Hansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sova blocking some punches.
Hansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hansen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hansen has a couple of punches blocked by Sova.
Hansen has a couple of punches blocked by Sova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen trying to control the position but instead, Sova has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hansen into the cage.
Sova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sova can't find room to land a body shot as Hansen controls the action.
Hansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sova misses with a punch to the body.
Sova blocks a body shot from Hansen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Hansen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sova lands with a right hand.
Sova takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hansen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sova throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Sova
and Hansen counters with a straight right hand.
Hansen throws a lazy right hand but Sova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hansen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sova tries a quick counter leg kick but Hansen is wise to it.
Marcus Hansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sova moves away.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Sova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hansen throws an off balance right hand
and Sova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansen tests Sova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Sova misses with a body shot
and Hansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Hansen throws a body punch but Sova moves out of range.
Sova throws a leg kick but Hansen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hansen attempts a counter takedown but Sova avoids it well and moves away.
Sova misses with a combination
and Hansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sova thinking.
Hansen connects with a body shot that sends Sova's belly button to the back.
Sova cracks Hansen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sova throws a wild body kick that Hansen sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sova.
Hansen misses with a hook. Sova ducked under it nicely.
Hansen throws a looping overhand right but Sova ducks down to avoid it.
Hansen avoids a kick to the body.
Sova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Sova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marcus Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Hansen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hansen misses with the ground and pound.
Hansen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sova is not content to let Hansen control the position.
Sova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sova is still trying to improve position.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sova is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hansen connects with a decent elbow.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sova can do to turn this around?
Sova takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sova sneaks back into half guard.
Sova wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sova is looking to improve his position.
Sova is staying active underneath Hansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Sova is rocked!
Sova is positioning himself well to prevent Hansen advancing to mount.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Sova is still in real trouble! Can Hansen finish him?
Sova trying to hold on to Hansen's head to control him but Hansen postures up.
Sova seems to have recovered his senses.
Hansen prevents Sova from improving his position.
Sova is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sova trying to control from the bottom.
Sova is trying to stand back up but Hansen is controlling him
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hansen throwing shots but Sova is blocking nicely.
Sova wants to get back to full guard.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hansen slips a nice elbow through Sova's hands, connecting with Sova's forehead.
Hansen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sova's head.
Hansen working Sova over with strikes.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sova trying to hold on to Hansen's head to control him but Hansen postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hansen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hansen slips under a jab.
Hansen cracks a nice hook into Sova's ribs.
Sova comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sova.
Sova ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Sova works over Hansen's head and body with a nice combination.
Hansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sova.
Hansen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sova sprawls and moves away.
Hansen shoots in for a double leg but Sova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen throwing a counter right hand but Sova manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sova lands a nice looking body kick.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sova.
Sova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sova.
Hansen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Sova slips the punch.
Sova appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sova works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Hansen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sova throws a right hand that Hansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansen also avoids with ease.
Sova is looking to land body kicks.
Hansen scores with a punch to the head.
Sova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hansen slips a straight right by Sova.
Sova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen cracks Sova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sova thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hansen looking to score a takedown here. Sova is defending well but Hansen drives through and ends up in Sova's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen is in close to Sova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hansen prevents Sova from getting back to his feet.
Sova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hansen is working Sova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen working some strikes from top position.
Sova has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen connects with a couple of short punches.
Sova wants to stand up but Hansen is controlling him.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sova trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Sova managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Hansen stays in close to Sova's body and controls the position.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sova is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hansen is working Sova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcus Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sova tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sova has wrist control.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
Sova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hansen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavel Sova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansen trying to control but Sova is working from the bottom.

Sova is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
Hansen stays in close to Sova's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Hansen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hansen, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hansen!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Hansen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.