PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen has chosen This City - Patrick Stump as his entrance music. Marcos Alejandro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hayden Hansen's chin.

Alejandro
vs
Hansen

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

196 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayden Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alejandro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alejandro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hansen.
Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Alejandro. Alejandro gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Hansen or perhaps it was just good defense by Alejandro which made him look bad.
Alejandro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hansen.
Marcos Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Hansen.
Alejandro tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Alejandro shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alejandro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alejandro shoots for a takedown but Hansen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alejandro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hansen defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hansen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hansen works over Alejandro with some ground and pound from guard.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Alejandro controls Hansen momentarily but Hansen frees himself.
Alejandro throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Alejandro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alejandro keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alejandro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hansen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alejandro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansen tries to stand but Alejandro is controlling from the bottom.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Alejandro's brow.
Hansen working some strikes from top position.
Alejandro 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 lands a couple of digs.
Alejandro wants to stand but Hansen is controlling the position.
Alejandro working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Alejandro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
Hansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alejandro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen looks gassed!
Alejandro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alejandro is keeping the position for now.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alejandro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alejandro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alejandro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Alejandro working for a triangle but Hansen defends it easily.
Alejandro wants to sweep but no luck.

Alejandro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Alejandro wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alejandro doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Alejandro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alejandro shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Alejandro 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.
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hansen sprawls well. Hansen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alejandro gets slowly back to his feet.
Alejandro with a poor takedown

and Hansen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alejandro's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alejandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Alejandro is keeping the position.
Marcos Alejandro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alejandro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hansen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alejandro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hansen has managed to get both his arms back between Alejandro's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Alejandro has wrist control.

Hansen gets to his feet - Alejandro follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Alejandro. Alejandro gets slowly back to his feet.

Hansen looking to score a takedown here. Alejandro is defending well but Hansen drives through and ends up in Alejandro's guard.

Alejandro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alejandro is trying to keep Hansen in close.
Hansen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hansen is in close to Alejandro's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hansen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alejandro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alejandro keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Alejandro tries to strike from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alejandro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansen defends it easily.
Alejandro has a closed guard, preventing Hansen from standing up.
Hansen postures up in Alejandro's guard and throws a big left but Alejandro blocks it.
Hansen takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Hansen works over Alejandro with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hansen works over Alejandro with some ground and pound from guard.
Alejandro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alejandro is on top in guard.

Alejandro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alejandro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Alejandro has taken the fight to the clinch.

Alejandro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
Marcos Alejandro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alejandro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to avoid it but Alejandro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansen to the ground. Hansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alejandro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hansen circles away.
Hansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alejandro is fending him off so far but Hansen persists. Nope, Alejandro circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alejandro shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Alejandro 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 the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alejandro was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hayden Hansen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alejandro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Alejandro moves into the clinch.
Alejandro looking for a takedown.
Hansen tries to break the clinch but Alejandro is controlling the position.
Hansen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alejandro has him pressed against the cage.

Alejandro manages to break the clinch.
Alejandro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcos Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro closes the distance but Hansen moves to the side

so Hansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.
Hansen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alejandro working a defensive guard here.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro is retaining full guard.
Alejandro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hansen stands up over Alejandro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hansen cracks Alejandro with a solid left hand.
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alejandro tries to strike from the bottom.
Alejandro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hansen manages to get himself to full guard.

Alejandro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alejandro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alejandro manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alejandro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hansen trying to control but Alejandro is working from the bottom.
Alejandro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alejandro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alejandro is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen postures up in Alejandro's guard and throws a big left but Alejandro blocks it.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
Alejandro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Alejandro is looking for a triangle but Hansen pushes his legs off easily.
Hansen cracks Alejandro with a solid left hand.
Alejandro keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Alejandro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alejandro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Hansen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro wants to clinch up but Hansen keeps it at a distance.
Alejandro shoots in but Hansen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alejandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Hansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Alejandro moves into range and clinches up with Hansen.
Nice elbow from Alejandro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen avoids the elbow strike from Alejandro, against the cage.
Hansen wants to break free but Alejandro has control.
Alejandro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hayden Hansen.
I think Hansen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayden Hansen!