PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hanselman (ranked 1371 p4p, 3035 weight class) and Glass Joe Jr (ranked 124 p4p, 242 weight class). Joe Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Punch Out Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hanselman
vs
Joe Jr

167 cm
21
141
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
135
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glass Joe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanselman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joe Jr sprawls well initially but Hanselman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joe Jr tries to get to full guard but Hanselman has control of the leg.
Hanselman is trying to control the action in half guard but Joe Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Hanselman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hanselman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joe Jr defending well though.
Hanselman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hanselman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joe Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanselman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe Jr is not content to let Hanselman control the position.

Hanselman is working for a kimura but Joe Jr is defending it quite comfortably.

Hanselman is trying to work for a kimura but Joe Jr is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hanselman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joe Jr tries to get to full guard but Hanselman has control of the leg.
Joe Jr won't allow Hanselman to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman uses his free foot to push down on Joe Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Joe Jr.
Hanselman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Joe Jr just holding on.
Hanselman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joe Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanselman cracks Joe Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hanselman working the ground and pound effectively.
Hanselman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe Jr?

Joe Jr is rocked!
Joe Jr tries to hold on but Hanselman pushes him away.
Hanselman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe Jr is still in real trouble! Can Hanselman finish him?
Joe Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Hanselman controlling his opponent.

Hanselman working for a guillotine from mount but Joe Jr is in no mood to give up.
Hanselman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joe Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Hanselman postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Joe Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hanselman around the waist but Hanselman pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hanselman is the winner by TKO! Hanselman jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Hanselman!