PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roberts
vs
Hansen

177 cm
30
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

172 cm
28
162 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Hansen lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Hansen tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
Roberts scores with a nice head shot.
Hansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Hansen seems unphased.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a straight right.
Mac Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roberts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansen stays in close to Roberts's body and controls the position.
Hansen won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
Hansen stops Roberts from standing up.

Hansen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Roberts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Roberts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Roberts!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to stand but Hansen is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Hansen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hansen is trying to buck Roberts off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hansen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mac Hansen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roberts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jim Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt - Roberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansen doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roberts but Roberts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hansen misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mac Hansen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Roberts cracks Hansen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Roberts is predictable there

and Hansen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roberts!
Hansen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hansen cracks Roberts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen tries to control but Roberts wriggling away.
Hansen looking to ground and pound but Roberts is blocking nicely.
Hansen misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hansen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Hansen goes for an armbar but Roberts turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Roberts.
Roberts won't allow Hansen to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hansen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Roberts just wasn't active enough.
Roberts lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a combination that misses
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Jim Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hansen under the eye.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberts lands with a cross.

Hansen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roberts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mac Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen misses with the ground and pound.
Roberts is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Hansen working the strikes but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts is trying to stand up here but Hansen is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Hansen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Roberts avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hansen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen punching from mount but Roberts doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hansen avoids the attempt from Roberts to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hansen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Hansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Hansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roberts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roberts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hansen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hansen's back!
Roberts trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Roberts is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hansen manages to escape to his feet.
Hansen throws a chopping leg kick but Roberts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Hansen misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansen.
Hansen tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
Roberts slips a straight right by Hansen.
Hansen blocks a leg kick.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Hansen misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mac Hansen.
I've got Hansen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Hansen!
A victorious Mac Hansen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.