PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hansen
vs
Douglas

187 cm
24
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Hansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen lands a jab-cross combination.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Hansen keeps it at a distance.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamie Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hansen slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas cracks Hansen with a nice body shot.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.

Hansen breaks the clinch.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hansen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a double jab.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
Hansen blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
A right hand to the body from Hansen.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Hansen has the dominant position.
Hansen lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hansen wants a takedown.
Douglas is trying to stall.
Hansen lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Hansen.
Hansen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.

Hansen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Douglas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Douglas tries to kick Hansen off but Hansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
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.
Hansen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 Douglas's temple.
Hansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to control but can't.
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 Douglas's temple.
Hansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hansen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Douglas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hansen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hansen there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Douglas misses with a combination
letting Hansen counter with a right hand.
Hansen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hansen thinking.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Hansen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hansen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Douglas throws a combination that misses
and Hansen counters with a nice body shot.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansen circles away.
Jamie Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to de liver by Hansen. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Hansen's shoulder, as Hansen tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Hansen.
Hansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hansen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.
Hansen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hansen lands a head shot.
Douglas blocks a jab.

Hansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen working the ground and pound from side control.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Hansen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Douglas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Douglas backing up. Douglas nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas tries to clinch but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed right hand from Hansen misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hansen misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hansen effectively controlling the action here.
Hansen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Hansen back against the cage.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hansen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hansen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansen working aggressively here.

Hansen pulls guard effortlessly.
Hansen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas wants to stand but Hansen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Douglas lands with a punch from half guard.
Douglas is trying to control. Hansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Douglas lands strikes from half guard.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.
Douglas is keen to just control but Hansen is a slippery customer.
Hansen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Douglas prevents Hansen from improving his position.

Hansen kicks Douglas off and gets back to his feet.

Douglas pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Hansen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Hansen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Douglas just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Hansen is controlling him.

Hansen gets control of Douglas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hansen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hansen controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Hansen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Douglas stops Hansen from standing up.
Douglas chips away with some ground and pound.
Douglas postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hansen counters with a takedown into side control.
Douglas misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Douglas prevents Hansen from moving into mount.
Douglas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hansen off and has taken his back!
Hansen breaks Douglas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Douglas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Douglas throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Douglas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Douglas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hansen is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Hansen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
Douglas closes the distance but Hansen moves to the side

and Hansen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hansen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hansen.
Douglas tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hansen.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hansen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Douglas wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Douglas missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hansen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hansen's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands strikes to the head.
Douglas controls the action.
Hansen wants to control his opponent's hands but Douglas gets his hands free.
Douglas cracks Hansen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hansen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hansen is trying to get back to his feet but Douglas has full control of the position and if anything, Hansen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Good control from Douglas.
Hansen staying busy and making it hard for Douglas to control.
Hansen breaks Douglas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hansen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Douglas!
Douglas is in a horrible position here. Hansen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hansen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Douglas because Hansen loaded up on that one.
Douglas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hansen.
Douglas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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 Douglas's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hansen landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hansen trying to control but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas wants to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen scoring with strikes but Douglas is staying in there.
Douglas is looking to improve his position but Hansen isn't that keen on the idea.
Hansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Douglas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leon Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen lands with some strikes.
Hansen blocks Douglas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hansen punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Hansen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Douglas is looking to improve his position but Hansen isn't that keen on the idea.
Hansen unloading with bombs!
Jamie Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hansen controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hansen 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Hansen!
Leon Hansen is the new light heavyweight champion!