PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krabbe Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vondopolous's choice of entrance music: ГРОТ - Рубежи. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansen
vs
Vondopolous

185 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
27
174 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krabbe Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vondopolous clinches.
Vondopolous throws a punch but it's blocked by Hansen.
Vondopolous goes for a takedown attempt but Hansen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hansen tries to bum rush Vondopolous with a series of wild strikes but Vondopolous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vondopolous avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Hansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hansen misses with an uppercut. Vondopolous saw that one coming.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Vondopolous moves out of range easily.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vondopolous avoids it really well and circles away.
Hansen misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen looks to land a right hand but Vondopolous moved out of range.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vondopolous moves away.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.

Hansen rushes Vondopolous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vondopolous is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
Vondopolous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hansen lands with a shot to the body.
Hansen wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Vondopolous is looking to clinch.
Hansen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Vondopolous counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hansen won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hansen is looking to reverse the position.
Hansen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vondopolous's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vondopolous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Vondopolous.
Vondopolous tries to pass to full mount but Hansen defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vondopolous.
Vondopolous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vondopolous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
Vondopolous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansen defending well though.
Vondopolous not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vondopolous is looking to pass Hansen's guard but actually Hansen recovers to full guard.
Vondopolous tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
Vondopolousis looking to pass into half guard but Hansen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hansen is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Vondopolous is working from the bottom.
Hansen advances to half guard.
Hansen working Vondopolous over with strikes.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but Vondopolous defending well.
Vondopolous tries to kick Hansen off but Hansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vondopolous is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen prevents Vondopolous from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but Vondopolous is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vondopolous wants to clinch
and Hansen counters with a series of strikes. Vondopolous will be more careful next time no doubt.
Krabbe Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vondopolous.
Hansen throws a series of punches but Vondopolous avoids them all with ease.
Hansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vondopolous avoids the body shot from Hansen.

Hansen drives through and clinches with Vondopolous against the cage.

Hansen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vondopolous is just out of range.
Hansen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Vondopolous tries to clinch there but Hansen circles away.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vondopolous circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Vondopolous shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansen is looking to wear down Vondopolous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vondopolous is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hansen.

It looks like Ziggy Vondopolous has been cut.

Vondopolous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hansen has had enough of the clinch but Vondopolous keeps him there for the moment.
Vondopolous lands a hook that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Vondopolous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hansen prevents it.
Hansen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vondopolous backwards.
Vondopolous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hansen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krabbe Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ziggy Vondopolous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vondopolous avoids it.

Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen misses with a body shot.

Vondopolous has Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.

Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansen scores with a body shot.
Hansen misses with a right hand
and Vondopolous counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vondopolous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hansen lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vondopolous was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
Vondopolous avoids the body shot from Hansen.

Vondopolous drives through with a takedown into Hansen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vondopolous passes into half guard.
Hansen is trying to maintain the position but Vondopolous is very close to passing his half guard.
Hansen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vondopolous wants to pass the guard but Hansen is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hansen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vondopolous.
Hansen is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondopolous is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krabbe Hansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Vondopolous's cut.
That's time! Hansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hansen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vondopolous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Hansen misses.
Vondopolous wants to clinch.
Vondopolous moves forwards but Hansen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vondopolous tries to clinch but Hansen moves out of range.
Krabbe Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vondopolous's waist but Vondopolous gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansen off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
Hansen throws a head kick but Vondopolous moves out of range.
Vondopolous tries to clinch up but Hansen circles away and keeps his distance.

Hansen clinches with his opponent.
Hansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vondopolous misses with some punches.
Vondopolous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hansen prevents it.

Hansen breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Hansen throws a head kick but Vondopolous moves out of range.
Vondopolous avoids a kick to the body.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen throws a body punch but Vondopolous moves out of range.
Vondopolous doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansen circles away.
Hansen misses with a body kick.
Hansen throws a lazy body kick

and Vondopolous counters with a shoot takedown. Hansen fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Vondopolous from controlling successfully.
Hansen can't keep his opponent in guard - Vondopolous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous wants to pass to mount but Hansen is defending the position.
Vondopolous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
Hansen is in trouble now - Vondopolous has advanced to mount!
Hansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vondopolous throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hansen because Vondopolous loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Vondopolous there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vondopolous throwing strikes but Hansen bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Vondopolous blocks nicely.
Vondopolous is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Vondopolous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vondopolous looking to pass the guard.
Vondopolous pushing down on Hansen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondopolous wants to advance to full mount but Hansen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen controlling Vondopolous's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Vondopolous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vondopolous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ziggy Vondopolous!
Ziggy Vondopolous made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.