PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Muhammad Hassan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hassan
vs
Andersson

194 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.

Andersson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hassan's guard.
Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hassan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Andersson slips nicely into half guard.
Hassan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersson.
Andersson is trying to control. Hassan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andersson tries to pass to full mount but Hassan defends it.
Andersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andersson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hassan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hassan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet.
Hassan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andersson is working away from the top position though.
Hassan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Hassan has his hands on Andersson's head, controlling the position.
Andersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
Hassan has momentary wrist control but Andersson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hassan wants to stand and escape but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson chips away with some ground and pound.
Andersson content to stall in guard here.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Andersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Hassan is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan can't keep his opponent in guard - Andersson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andersson stops Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Andersson thows a huge punch but Hassan dodges it nicely.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Hassan defending well.
Andersson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hassan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersson.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Hassan defending well.
Andersson thows a huge punch but Hassan dodges it nicely.
Andersson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hassan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersson.
Andersson moves into full mount! Hassan won't be happy about that!
Hassan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Andersson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andersson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andersson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Andersson working over Hassan with some ground and pound. Hassan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hassan taking some punishment here, with Andersson in his half guard.
Andersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hassan keeps working.
Andersson uses his free foot to push down on Hassan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hassan.
Andersson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking to control but Hassan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andersson with a couple of short strikes.
Andersson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson controlling his opponent.
Hassan can't escape the position.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Hassan is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson working Hassan over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Andersson. What's that going to do exactly?
Andersson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andersson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Andersson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andersson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hassan is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersson is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andersson landing strikes from the mount.
Andersson content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Andersson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andersson with good strikes from the mount here!
Andersson working the ground and pound effectively.
Andersson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking to control but Hassan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hassan wants to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Hassan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andersson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Andersson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Andersson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Hassan is rocked!
Andersson dominating with strikes here.
Oh Hassan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson cracks Hassan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Andersson!