PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hansen's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Breathe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Filcic
vs
Hansen

178 cm
29
157 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

186 cm
30
165 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandro Filcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunner Hansen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen tries to clinch up but Filcic circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filcic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filcic is fending him off so far but Hansen persists. Nope, Filcic circles away and we're back to standing.
Filcic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Filcic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filcic looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.

Filcic rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage.
Filcic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Gunner Hansen has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filcic.
Hansen wants to take the fight to the mat but Filcic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sandro Filcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunner Hansen.
A hook to the body from Filcic.
Filcic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filcic pushes Hansen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Filcic lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic lands a knee to the body.

Filcic manages to break the clinch.
Filcic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hansen's head.
Hansen slips under a jab.
Filcic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filcic connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Filcic misses.
Hansen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Nice combo by Filcic! Oh, that's hurt him - Hansen falls to the canvas and Filcic follows him into side control.

Hansen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Filcic.
Hansen is still in real trouble! Can Filcic finish him?
Hansen is looking to regain half guard here but Filcic keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Filcic stalls from top position.
Filcic working the ground and pound.
Filcic takes a little break here. Hansen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hansen seems to have recovered his senses.
Filcic trying to control the position but Hansen is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic is really struggling to control Hansen but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Sandro Filcic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Filcic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Gunner Hansen's cut even more.
Filcic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Filcic gets the takedown into side control.

Filcic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic trying to control the position but Hansen is working away.
Hansen struggling a bit here.
Filcic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandro Filcic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunner Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Filcic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sandro Filcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hansen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Filcic sprawls well initially but Hansen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen not doing much here.
Filcic tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Filcic desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Filcic is refusing to be controlled, as Hansen sits in half guard.
Hansen prevents Filcic from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic is pressing down on Hansen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Filcic trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Hansen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gunner Hansen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Filcic fails to land with a series of punches.
Filcic throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.
Filcic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hansen showed some decent athleticism there.
Filcic wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hansen is trying to control. Filcic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Filcic is looking for a sweep. Hansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gunner Hansen wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Filcic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Filcic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansen dives in and grabs Filcic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filcic pushes down on Hansen's head and hops out.
Sandro Filcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunner Hansen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansen.
Filcic tries to score with a low kick but Hansen moves his leg out of the way.
Filcic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Filcic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Filcic. Those never looked like landing.
Filcic tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filcic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Filcic moves into range and clinches up with Hansen.
Hansen tries to score a body lock takedown but Filcic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Filcic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
Filcic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Filcic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Filcic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filcic shoots in looking for a takedown but Hansen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Filcic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sandro Filcic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunner Hansen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hansen fails to land the takedown.
Filcic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hansen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Filcic somewhat.
No joy there for Filcic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sandro Filcic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen slips a straight right by Filcic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filcic shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansen sprawls well. He's pushed Filcic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filcic throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen shoots in but Filcic avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen moves out of range of the body kick from Filcic.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hansen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hansen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Filcic is trying to escape the mount.
Hansen controlling his opponent.
Filcic is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filcic is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hansen controlling from mount.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filcic is looking to escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gunner Hansen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Filcic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hansen. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sandro Filcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunner Hansen.
Hansen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Filcic circles away easily
and Filcic counters with a series of strikes. Hansen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Filcic throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunner Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen blocks the body kick.

Filcic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filcic lands a left hand.
Hansen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Filcic after a bit of a struggle.
Filcic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filcic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filcic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Filcic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filcic.
Filcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filcic cracks Hansen with a nice body shot.
Sandro Filcic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filcic prevents the takedown attempt.
Filcic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filcic working Hansen over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Filcic as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Filcic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filcic 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Filcic!