PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1102 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Marcus Hansen (ranked 145 p4p, 149 weight class). Hansen has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Barbosa
vs
Hansen

181 cm
28
185
12 - 7 - 0

182 cm
25
183
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
© Trap House

NARCOS

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses the jab.
Hansen feints the counter takedown.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansen.

Barbosa rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage.

Barbosa breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa with a jab.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansen.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Barbosa instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hansen.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a punch to the body.
Hansen tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Hansen.
A shot in the inside from Hansen.

Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Hansen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hansen's head.
Hansen with a nice cross.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Hansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there

and Hansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hansen.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.

Barbosa working for a triangle but Hansen defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansen is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hansen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hansen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Barbosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hansen scoring with punches from side control.
Barbosa taking a bit of punishment here - Hansen scoring with strikes.
Barbosa is trying to control Hansen's posture but Hansen avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbosa down.
Hansen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hansen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen working over Barbosa with some ground and pound. Barbosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa gets full guard.
Barbosa has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Hansen with a flurry of punches that miss.

Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
Hansen stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hansen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hansen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Barbosa pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hansen.
A short uppercut from Hansen.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Hansen has him pinned against the cage.
Hansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hansen pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansen can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hansen.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hansen.
Junior Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Hansen tries to tie him up.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Hansen.
Barbosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Hansen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Hansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa has hold of Hansen's hands but Hansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hansen working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hansen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hansen connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa trying to get back to full guard but Hansen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but Barbosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansen lands a heavy elbow.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
Hansen looking to control but Barbosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a big elbow.
Hansen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barbosa's face.
BOOM! Hansen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hansen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Barbosa is rocked!
Hansen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Barbosa badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hansen around the waist but Hansen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hansen is the winner by TKO! Hansen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hansen!
A very excited looking Marcus Hansen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.