PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik De Boer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Boer has chosen PSYCHO as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hansen
vs
De Boer

159 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvin Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik De Boer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen shoots and misses
and De Boer counters with a series of strikes. Hansen will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Boer looks to land a combination but Hansen avoids it well.
Hansen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hansen goes for a double leg but De Boer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Boer continues to drive forward.
De Boer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Boer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Boer pinned against the cage. De Boer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen shoots for a double leg takedown but De Boer sprawls well. He's pushed Hansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Boer lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hansen is defended easily by De Boer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boer tries a head kick but it misses.
De Boer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hansen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Boer.
De Boer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hansen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hansen goes for a double leg but De Boer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Boer continues to drive forward.

De Boer shoots in and gets a takedown into Hansen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hansen is on top in guard.

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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Boer wants to stand but Hansen is controlling the position.

De Boer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Boer's head.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Boer looking to control but Hansen passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is nestled in close to De Boer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hansen really is a fat lump.
De Boer wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hansen working De Boer over with strikes.
Hansen winds up and cracks De Boer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Boer wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer is looking to control Hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Boer avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hansen lands a nice short elbow.
De Boer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hansen is working away from the top position though.
De Boer looks winded!
Hansen is nestled in close to De Boer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Boer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Boer is trying to stand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik De Boer 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.

De Boer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hansen is looking to counter punch.

De Boer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Boer lands in his opponent's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Boer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hansen has De Boer pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen has De Boer pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hansen 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.
De Boer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

De Boer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hansen dives on top into guard.

Hansen stands up over De Boer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

De Boer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hansen has picked De Boer up and slammed him! De Boer can't keep hold of the triangle and Hansen manages to pass to side control!
De Boer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Boer is breathing heavily.
Hansen working the head with strikes.
De Boer is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on De Boer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hansen tries for a kimura but De Boer is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Boer to see if he's OK.
Hansen gets to mount! De Boer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hansen avoids the attempt from De Boer to control.
Hansen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Boer looks a forlorn figure.
Hansen cracks De Boer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Elvin Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hansen with shots to the head and body - De Boer looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Boer is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Boer tries to hold on but Hansen pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount and De Boer is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Hansen dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Hansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Boer to see if he's OK.
De Boer tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hansen easily slips into full mount!
De Boer working to try and regain half guard.
Hansen with good strikes from the mount here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boer wants to hold on but Hansen pushes him away.
De Boer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hansen raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Boer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hansen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Boer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
De Boer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Hansen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Boer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Boer shrugs it off.
De Boer wants to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen lands a couple of good shots and De Boer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hansen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for De Boer to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen scores with punches from the back.
De Boer grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

De Boer showing good submission defense here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns De Boer.
Hansen has the hooks in. De Boer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hansen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for De Boer.
Hansen cracks De Boer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing De Boer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hansen landing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns De Boer.
De Boer grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hansen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can De Boer hold on?
De Boer grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Hansen has his arm under De Boer's chin here. Game over son! Hansen squeezes tightly and De Boer is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elvin Hansen!
Erik De Boer spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn those tranquilizers last night....'.