PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffen Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes to the cage accompanied by Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chamakh
vs
Hansen

168 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steffen Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chamakh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to avoid it but Chamakh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansen to the ground. Hansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Chamakh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chamakh prevents Hansen from escaping the position.
Hansen trying his best to control but Chamakh has mounted him.
Chamakh raining down shots from the mount!
Chamakh looking to control but Hansen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chamakh prevents Hansen from getting the reversal.
Chamakh controlling the pace for now.
Hansen tries to hold on but Chamakh postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hansen tries to reverse the position but Chamakh maintains control.
Chamakh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hansen is looking to escape.
Chamakh with shots to the head and body - Hansen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chamakh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hansen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hansen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chamakh blocks Hansen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hansen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Chamakh. What's that going to do exactly?
Chamakh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hansen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hansen looks gassed!
Chamakh raining down shots from the mount!
Chamakh scoring with strikes but Hansen is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Hansen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chamakh lands a big elbow.
Chamakh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hansen is looking to escape.
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
Chamakh looking to control but Hansen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chamakh controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chamakh won't let Hansen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hansen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chamakh cracks Hansen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chamakh controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh looking to control but Hansen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Chamakh.

That's four 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 is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hansen is trying desperately to improve position.
Chamakh working Hansen over with strikes here.
Chamakh lands a nice shot to the head.
Hansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chamakh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chamakh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chamakh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chamakh working the ground and pound effectively.
Chamakh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chamakh controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Chamakh.
Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Chamakh. Chamakh gets slowly back to his feet.

Chamakh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh working the ground and pound.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Hansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chamakh landing strikes.
Chamakh is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hansen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hansen tries to escape but Chamakh is in control.
Chamakh scoring with punches and elbows.
Chamakh wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hansen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chamakh.
Hansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hansen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hansen misses with a takedown

and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet but Chamakh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
Chamakh trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hansen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chamakh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chamakh won't allow Hansen to get back to his feet.
Hansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chamakh is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansen has wrist control.
Chamakh connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Chamakh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hansen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chamakh passes Hansen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hansen is trying to stand back up but Chamakh is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Chamakh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hansen is trying to defend but Chamakh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but Hansen defending well.
Chamakh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hansen's head.
Chamakh uses his free foot to push down on Hansen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hansen.
Chamakh lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh looking to control but Hansen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hansen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chamakh dominating with strikes here.
Chamakh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Hansen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chamakh won't let Hansen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chamakh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hansen?

Hansen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chamakh.
Hansen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chamakh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hansen is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hansen won't be happy with that.
Chamakh grinds an elbow into Hansen's temple.
Chamakh is staying tight to Hansen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chamakh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chamakh is putting a hurting on Hansen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hansen tries to escape but Chamakh is in control.
Chamakh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hansen down.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chamakh is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chamakh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chamakh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

Hansen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hansen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chamakh keeping control of the position.
Chamakh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chamakh.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.
Chamakh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chamakh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hansen's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hansen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Chamakh. What's that going to do exactly?
Chamakh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hansen hang on?
BOOM! Chamakh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hansen is squirming around, avoiding Chamakh's attempts to control the action.
Hansen tries to buck Chamakh off but he can't manage it.
Chamakh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hansen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chamakh unloading with bombs!
Chamakh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chamakh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hansen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steffen Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamakh controlling the position easily from mount.

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

Chamakh drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!