PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reinhardt
vs
Hansen

184 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Hansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chris Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Reinhardt keeps it at a distance.
Hansen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hansen looks to land a right hand but Reinhardt moved out of range.
Horrible takedown by Reinhardt or perhaps it was just good defense by Hansen which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Reinhardt counters with a shoot takedown. Hansen fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reinhardt cracks Hansen with a solid left hand.
Reinhardt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reinhardt slips nicely into half guard.
Reinhardt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reinhardt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hansen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reinhardt is looking to stall here but Hansen recovers full guard.
Reinhardt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reinhardt trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to control here.
Reinhardt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reinhardt.
Reinhardt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reinhardt 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 wants to pass the guard but Reinhardt is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt working a defensive guard here.
Hansen stopping the sweep attempt from Reinhardt.

Reinhardt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reinhardt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Reinhardt, not yet.
Reinhardt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hansen gets caught flat footed, as Reinhardt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reinhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Reinhardt from controlling successfully.
Hansen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinhardt trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reinhardt is controlling him.
Hansen trying to keep a closed guard but Reinhardt is proving a slippery customer.
Hansen looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reinhardt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Reinhardt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hansen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chris Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen stuffs the takedown.
Reinhardt tries for a takedown but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reinhardt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Reinhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reinhardt has his takedown stuffed
and Hansen counters with a one-two to the body.

Reinhardt drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reinhardt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reinhardt forces his way into half guard.
Reinhardt trying to control from half guard but Hansen is working away.
Reinhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reinhardt wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinhardt lands a nice short elbow.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen has hold of Reinhardt's hands but Reinhardt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reinhardt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hansen is rocked!
Reinhardt working the head and body with strikes.
Hansen is still in real trouble! Can Reinhardt finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinhardt lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt scores with a big shot! Hansen's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hansen! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Reinhardt!