PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hal Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oluf Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oluf Hansen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Middleton
vs
Hansen

155 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

168 cm
25
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oluf Hansen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Middleton closes the distance and clinches.
Hansen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

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

Middleton rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage.

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

Hansen gets tackled into the cage by Middleton. Middleton maintains the clinch.
Hansen is trying to pull guard but Middleton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Middleton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Middleton shoots in and drives through. Hansen sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Hansen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Middleton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hansen throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Middleton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hansen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Middleton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hansen as he jumps to the side.
Hal Middleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Middleton tries to clinch there but Hansen circles away.
Hansen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Middleton dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Middleton's head and hops out.
Hansen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

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

Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Middleton tries to clinch up.
Hansen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Middleton tries to clinch but Hansen moves out of range.

Middleton closes the distance and clinches.

Middleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Middleton shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Middleton. Middleton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hansen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen avoids a kick to the body.
Middleton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Middleton backing away here, and Hansen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Middleton on that attempt.
Hansen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Middleton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hansen counters with a one-two to the body.
Oluf Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton tries for a takedown but Hansen circles away easily
and Hansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Middleton thinking.
Middleton is breathing heavily.

Middleton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hansen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Middleton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hansen wants to improve his position but Middleton is controlling well.
Hansen throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Middleton manages to pass to side control.
Middleton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oluf Hansen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Middleton fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen unleashes a big counter combination but Middleton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Middleton wants to clinch but Hansen slips to the side
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Middleton backing up. Middleton nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Middleton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Middleton darts in and clinches Hansen up against the cage.
Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Middleton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hansen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen working Middleton over with knees to the body.
Hansen is looking for a takedown.
Hansen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Middleton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hal Middleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oluf Hansen.

Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
As Middleton backs off Hansen throws a huge counter combo but Middleton manages to avoid it all.

Middleton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Middleton is in Hansen's guard.
Middleton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Middleton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Middleton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hansen.
Hansen is looking for a sweep.
Hansen tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Middleton easily slips into full mount!
Middleton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hansen's face.
Hansen tries to hold on but Middleton postures up.
Hansen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to reverse the position but Middleton maintains control.

Middleton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hansen is surviving well by controlling Middleton's body position as best he can.
Hansen is desperately trying to improve his position but Middleton has a good base and remains in mount.
Hansen is bucking up trying to escape but Middleton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Middleton.
Hansen taking shots to the head.
Hansen wants to hold on but Middleton pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hansen tries to hold on but Middleton pushes him away.
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.
Hansen is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen tries to hold on but Middleton pushes him away.
Middleton landing shots from mount.
Hansen tries to lock up and control but Middleton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Middleton dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Middleton shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Middleton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen throws a counter combo.
Middleton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Middleton darts in looking for a takedown but Hansen gets double underhooks and turns Middleton into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton with a poor takedown
and Hansen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Middleton tries to clinch up.
Hansen throws out a counter right but Middleton avoids it with no problem.

Middleton closes the distance and clinches.
Hansen being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Middleton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hansen's brow.
Hansen crunches a lovely knee into Middleton's ribcage.
Hansen crunches a lovely knee into Middleton's ribcage.

Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middleton shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Middleton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Middleton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hansen throws a counter combo.

Middleton drives through with a takedown into Hansen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Hansen wants to stand but Middleton is controlling the position.

Hansen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Middleton is aware though and is defending well.
Hansen is trying to control the position but Middleton postures up.

Hansen looking for subs off his back but Middleton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hansen tries to kick Middleton off in order to stand up. Middleton Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hal Middleton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hansen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Middleton is controlling him well.

Middleton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hansen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Hansen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hansen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Middleton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hal Middleton.
I think Middleton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Middleton!