PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassuni Croute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Hansen looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hansen
vs
Croute

192 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

190 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassuni Croute!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hansen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hansen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Croute tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansen smiles and moves away.

Croute has managed to clinch.
Hansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Croute fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Croute is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hansen's half guard.
Hansen won't allow Croute to pass to mount.
Croute stalling.
Hansen is trying to stand up here but Croute is controlling him well.
Croute not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Croute is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hansen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hansen is trying to get back to full guard.
Croute trying to control from half guard but Hansen is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Croute stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hansen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Croute throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Croute on that attempt.
Croute throws a wild body kick that Hansen sees coming a mile off.
Croute tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Croute is defended easily by Hansen.
Thiago Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hassuni Croute.
Croute fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croute lands a head shot.
Croute looks to clinch

and Hansen counters with a shoot takedown. Croute fights it but they end up in guard.
Croute is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Croute bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Hansen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croute wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen is trying to control the position but Croute postures up.
Hansen pulls Croute in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is trying to control the position but Croute postures up.
Croute looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hassuni Croute will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Croute or perhaps it was just good defense by Hansen which made him look bad.
Croute dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Croute's head and hops out.
Croute shoots in for a takedown but Hansen shows good takedown defense.
Thiago Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hassuni Croute.
Hansen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Croute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hansen throws a head kick but Croute moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hansen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Croute is in trouble now - Hansen has advanced to mount!
Croute really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Croute is having none of it.
Croute really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hansen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount and Croute is in trouble!
Croute really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hansen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Croute wants to hold on but Hansen pushes him away.
Hansen controlling the position easily from mount.
Croute is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansen has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen landing shots from mount.
Hansen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hansen punching from mount but Croute doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hansen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Croute is looking to get to half guard.
Croute is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hansen with good strikes from the mount here!
Croute working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen lands with some strikes.
Hansen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Croute tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Croute manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Hansen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Croute shoots in and bounces Hansen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Croute trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Croute is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen stalling away here and it's allowed Croute to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Croute throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Croute gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Croute throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hansen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Croute defends it easily.
Hansen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hansen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Croute.

Croute closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hansen to the mat! Hansen manages to get full guard.

Hansen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Croute has his hands clasped together but Hansen extends an breaks Croute's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hansen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Hansen!