PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Downey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downey comes to the cage accompanied by Savior. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Downey
vs
Hansson

172 cm
20
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Downey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Downey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Downey.
Downey tries to circle away but Hansson has him pinned against the cage.
Downey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansson avoids it.

Downey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Downey forces Hansson back against the cage and clinches.
Hansson has had enough of the clinch but Downey keeps him there for the moment.
Hansson tries to pull guard but Downey holds him up against the cage and eventually Hansson drops back down to his feet.
Hansson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Downey decides to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Downey keeping moving, preventing Hansson from controlling successfully.

Downey is looking for a triangle but Hansson pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Downey manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Downey trying to control but Hansson is working from the bottom.
Hansson controls Downey momentarily but Downey frees himself.
Downey is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansson has wrist control.
Downey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Hansson working for a triangle but Downey defends it easily.
Downey throwing strikes but missing.
Downey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downey controlling from the top position.
Hansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Downey is one step ahead there.
Hansson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Downey as he avoids it easily.

Downey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Hansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Downey pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Downey.
Hansson tries to kick Downey off in order to stand up. Downey Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Downey in side control, throwing shots but Hansson defends.
Hansson is looking for a sweep.
Downey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Downey.
Downey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hansson!
Downey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Downey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Downey throwing strikes here but Hansson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Downey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Downey looking to ground and pound but Hansson is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

Downey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Downey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hansson is trying to control but Downey passes into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson struggling a bit here.
Hansson is trying to work for a sweep but Downey has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Downey avoids the attempt from Hansson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Downey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Downey slaps away a takedown attempt from Hansson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Downey moves into the clinch.
Downey stops a takedown attempt from Hansson.
Hansson tries to score a body lock takedown but Downey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryan Downey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Hansson.

Downey breaks the clinch.
Hansson misses with an uppercut
and Downey counters with a nice uppercut.
Downey looks for a takedown but Hansson sprawls well.
Hansson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Downey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hansson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downey throws a big elbow that misses.
Downey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hansson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Downey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansson keeping moving, preventing Downey from controlling successfully.
Downey throws a big elbow that misses.
Hansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Downey.
Hansson is looking to sweep but instead, Downey has passed into half guard.
Downey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hansson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson wants to control the action here but instead Downey manages to pass to full mount!
Downey throws some wild stikes that Hansson manages to avoid easily.
Downey throwing strikes here but Hansson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Downey controlling his opponent.
Downey punching from mount but Hansson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hansson working to try and regain half guard.
Downey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Downey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hansson is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downey throws some wild stikes that Hansson manages to avoid easily.
Downey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hansson wants to control but Downey is having none of it.
Downey looking to finish with strikes here!
Downey punching from mount but Hansson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Downey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hansson because Downey loaded up on that one.
Hansson blocking the ground and pound.
Hansson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hansson is desperately trying to improve his position but Downey has a good base and remains in mount.
Hansson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson wants to hold on but Downey pushes him away.
Hansson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Downey.
Downey unloads with some shots from mount but Hansson bucks and avoids them well.
Hansson tries to lock up and control but Downey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Downey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Downey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hansson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Downey content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.

Ryan Downey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Downey is out of range and Hansson settles back down.
Downey is looking to clinch but Hansson is avoiding it.

Hansson gets a clinch.
Downey tries to break the clinch but Hansson is controlling the position.
Downey has had enough of the clinch but Hansson keeps him there for the moment.
Hansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Downey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Downey circles away easily

and Downey moves into the clinch.
Hansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Downey avoids it.
Downey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansson smiles and moves away.
Hansson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Downey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan Downey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Downey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hansson to the ground. Downey is now in Hansson's guard.
Downey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hansson trying his best to control but Downey has mounted him.
Hansson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Downey.
Downey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Downey unloads with some shots from mount but Hansson bucks and avoids them well.
Downey misses with a head shot.

Hansson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Downey.
Hansson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Downey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Downey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hansson is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downey controlling the pace for now.
Hansson is trying to escape the mount.
Hansson tries to hold on but Downey pushes him away.
Downey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Downey looking to control but Hansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is trying desperately to improve position.
Ryan Downey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Downey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Downey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ryan Downey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hansson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Downey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Downey content just to control the position here.
Downey thowing shots but they're missing.
Downey controlling the pace for now.
Sven Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Downey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Downey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Downey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Downey!
A relieved looking Ryan Downey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.