PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Hansseen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Deal
vs
Hansseen

168 cm
26
136 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

169 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jokke Hansseen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Deal throws a head kick but Hansseen moves out of range.

Hansseen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Deal!

Hansseen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Hansseen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Deal has worked his arm free - good work by Deal!

Hansseen tries for a kimura but Deal is defending well.
Deal controls the position for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Deal sneaks back into half guard.
Hansseen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hansseen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hansseen wants to control but Deal is keeping him busy.
Hansseen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Deal's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deal is looking to control Hansseen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deal avoid being mounted?
Hansseen is trying to control. Deal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hansseen trying to advance position but Deal counters by regaining guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hansseen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Deal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hansseen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hansseen somewhat.
Hansseen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deal. Deal obviously looking to wear him down.
Deal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokke Hansseen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansseen looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal wants to slow Hansseen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hansseen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deal.
Hansseen shoots in but no luck this time.
Geoff Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Hansseen.
Hansseen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hansseen somewhat.
Deal lands a jab.
Deal jabs at Hansseen's body.
Deal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Deal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hansseen.
Nice sprawl there from Deal as Hansseen shoots in.
A cross from Deal lands.
Deal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hansseen if he has to take too many more of those.
Deal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansseen's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansseen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deal can pounce on him.
Deal lands with a hook. Hansseen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Deal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal scores with a jab. Hansseen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Jokke Hansseen has been cut.
Deal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deal is looking to slow Hansseen down with leg kicks.
Deal lands with a hook. Hansseen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hansseen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Deal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansseen at a distance.
Deal thuds a left hand into Hansseen's body.
Deal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deal.
Deal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hansseen misses with a takedown attempt - Deal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hansseen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hansseen's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansseen blocks a head kick by Deal.
Hansseen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Deal defends it nicely.
A head kick from Deal lands but Hansseen takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Deal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jokke Hansseen's cut.
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.

An inside leg kick lands from Deal.
Hansseen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deal as he jumps to the side.
Deal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansseen.
Hansseen shoots in for a takedown but Deal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Deal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deal scores with a nice right hand.
Deal connects with a solid leg kick.
Deal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Deal lands a nice shot to the body.
Deal thuds a left hand into Hansseen's body.
Deal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hansseen's head.
Hansseen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansseen doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansseen's sensitive parts.
Deal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deal connects with a body shot.
Deal delivers a nice body kick.
Deal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal thumps Hansseen with a low kick.
Geoff Deal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deal stuns Hansseen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deal thumps Hansseen with a low kick.
Deal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansseen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deal.
Deal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansseen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deal, right into the meat.
Deal cracks a nice hook into Hansseen's ribs.
Hansseen takes one on the button.
Hansseen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deal.
Hansseen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hansseen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hansseen shoots in for a takedown but Deal shows good takedown defense.
Geoff Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Hansseen.
The crowd cheers as Deal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hansseen doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansseen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deal.
A jab from Deal does it's job there.
Deal is looking to slow Hansseen down with leg kicks.
Hansseen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hansseen fails with a takedown attempt.
Deal scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deal.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Deal, as that shot connected.
Hansseen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hansseen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Deal.
Deal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansseen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hansseen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Deal.
Hansseen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deal is fending him off so far but Hansseen persists. Nope, Deal circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal sizes up Hansseen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hansseen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hansseen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deal swivels and escapes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hansseen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Deal - the referee stops the clock and Hansseen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Deal. Hansseen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hansseen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Deal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hansseen.
Deal throws a head kick but Hansseen moves out of range.
Hansseen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hansseen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deal. Deal obviously looking to wear him down.
Deal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deal. That's going to slow Hansseen down.
Hansseen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deal misses with a wild body shot.
Deal throws a right and a left that Hansseen avoids nicely.

Hansseen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Deal is trying to control Hansseen's posture but Hansseen avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal is trying to improve his position.
Deal is working hard here to advance position.
Deal struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansseen trying to control the action but Deal is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Deal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jokke Hansseen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hansseen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Deal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Deal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansseen trying to control the position from guard on top but Deal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deal wants to sweep here but Hansseen controlling him for the moment.
Deal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansseen can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansseen wants to control from the top but Deal keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansseen throwing strikes but missing.

Hansseen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Deal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hansseen, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansseen wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hansseen looking for subs off his back but Deal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hansseen is looking to get back to full guard here but Deal has managed to pass to side control instead.
Deal controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hansseen working to try and regain half guard.
Deal looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.
Deal prevents Hansseen from getting the reversal.
Deal controlling the position easily from mount.
Deal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Geoff Deal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Deal stuffs the takedown attempt from Hansseen. Hansseen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jokke Hansseen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoff Deal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Deal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Deal!