PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Hansen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sagat
vs
Hansen

185 cm
29
190 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

196 cm
27
191 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hansen.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Hansen's head but Hansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Sagat lands a glancing blow to the side of Hansen's head.
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Hansen's ribs.
Sagat lands with a hook. Hansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sagat throws an off balance right hand
and Hansen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Sagat fails to land with a series of punches.
Hansen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagat throws out the jab.
Sagat takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hansen. That's going to slow Sagat down.
Sagat with a hook.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnar Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hansen momentarily.
Hansen slips under a jab.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Hansen misses with a straight right.
Jab from Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hansen throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Hansen scores with a head kick.
Hansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sagat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sagat blocks a low kick nicely.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hansen drops his hands momentarily and Sagat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansen counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sagat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Hansen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sagat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sagat checks a low kick from Hansen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and Hansen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Sagat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Sagat blocks a low kick nicely.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Hansen.
A lazy left from Hansen finds it's target.
A nice combination there by Sagat.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Nice uppercut there from Sagat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hansen, right into the meat.
A big right from Sagat misses.
Sagat misses with a wild combination.
Sagat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sagat moves out of range of the body kick from Hansen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Sagat misses its intended target.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a head kick.
Hansen looks for the body kick but Sagat saw that one coming.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Hansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
Hansen throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Hansen throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat misses with an uppercut
and Hansen counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Hansen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sagat misses with a hook
and Hansen counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansen lands a jab.
A left lands for Hansen.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Sagat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hansen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hansen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sagat thuds his right hand into Hansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Hansen cracks the inside of Sagat's front leg.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sagat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagat throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansen counters with a big head kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Sagat blocks the low kick.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Sagat looks to land a right hand but Hansen moved out of range.
Hansen lands a slapping body shot.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a straight right hand.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Hansen throws a series of strikes that have Sagat backpedaling.
Hansen tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hansen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hansen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Sagat coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen slips under a jab from Sagat.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Hansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hansen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sagat.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Sagat connects with the punch.
Gunnar Hansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sagat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagat misses with a body punch
letting Hansen counter with a right hand.
Hansen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sagat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hansen, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Hansen tries to score with a low kick but Sagat moves his leg out of the way.
Hansen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hansen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some wild striking there from Hansen.
Sagat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hansen tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hansen can pounce on him.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sagat's knee momentarily.
Hansen defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Hansen tries to work over Sagat's front leg with a kick but Sagat checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a series of strikes. Sagat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hansen thows a body kick. Sagat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hansen wants to slow Sagat down by chopping away at his legs.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with an inside leg kick.
Sagat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Sagat backing up. Sagat nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hansen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sagats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagat. That did some damage!
Hansen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagat counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat connects with a nice looking jab.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat throws an overhand right that lands on Hansen's shoulder, as Hansen tries to avoid the shot.
Sagat takes one to the side of the head.
Hansen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
A cross from Sagat lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hansen.
Sagat misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hansen counters with a body kick.
Sagat scores with a body shot.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and Hansen counters with a low kick, right behind Sagat 's knee.
Hansen feints and then cracks Sagat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sagat down.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Hansen.
Hansen lands a head kick!
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagat swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Sagat misses its intended target.
Hansen tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
A good leg kick by Hansen.
Sagat misses with a hook. Hansen ducked under it nicely.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Hansen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Sagat.
A swing and a miss from Hansen.
Hansen clobbers Sagat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hansen connects with a high kick.

Hansen lands a left and a right that send Sagat crashing to the mat, dazed. Hansen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sagat is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen slips a straight right by Sagat.
Oh Sagat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hansen back to the cage. Sagat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sagat seems to have got his legs back now.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
Hansen slips under a jab from Sagat.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Sagat backing up. Sagat nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Bob Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sagat circles away.
Sagat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sagat's sensitive parts.
Hansen throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Hansen blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sagat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagat.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat defending well as Hansen loads up on a big left hand.
Hansen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hansen ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Hansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hansen.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sagat thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat slips a straight right by Hansen.
Sagat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat throws an off balance right hand
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Hansen throws a leg kick but Sagat sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hansen.
Gunnar Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat throws the left hand but Hansen avoids the punch easily.
Sagat throws a shot to the body.
Sagat throws a right hand that misses
and Hansen counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Hansen!