PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Denisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hansen
vs
Denisov

165 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jens Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Denisov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hansen is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Denisov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Denisov pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Denisov is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Denisov working a defensive guard here.
Hansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denisov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Denisov wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Denisov landing with the ground and pound.
Hansen is striking from the bottom but Denisov uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control from the bottom.
Denisov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Denisov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hansen wants to control but Denisov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hansen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hansen tries to get out of the position.
Denisov prevents Hansen from improving his position.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard but Denisov has mounted him!
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.
Denisov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to hold on but Denisov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Denisov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hansen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denisov looking to control but Hansen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisov controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to improve his position but Denisov isn't that keen on the idea.
Hansen reaches up to try and control the position but Denisov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hansen rolls and tries to escape and now Denisov has his back!
Hansen is really stuck here.
Hansen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Denisov doesn't have the hooks in and Hansen manages to turn into his guard.
Denisov has Hansen pulled in close to control his posture.
Hansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.
Hansen wants to hold on but Denisov pushes him away.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Denisov looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denisov landing shots from mount.
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!

Denisov looking for a guillotine from mount but Hansen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hansen throws a solid leg kick but Denisov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hansen.

Denisov looking to score a takedown here. Hansen is defending well but Denisov drives through and ends up in Hansen's guard.
Hansen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alexey Denisov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Denisov tries to lock up and control but Hansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Denisov taking shots to the head.
Hansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denisov on the ground.
Denisov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Denisov is trying to get back to full guard.
Denisov works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hansen has a hand on Denisov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Denisov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Denisov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hansen?

Denisov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Denisov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hansen's guard.
Denisov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Denisov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Denisov passes Hansen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Denisov stands up out of the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Denisov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen tries to bench press Denisov off him but Denisov keeps the position.
The referee asks Denisov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Denisov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hansen tries to improve position but can't.
Denisov advances to mount.

Denisov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hansen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hansen tries to buck Denisov off but he can't manage it.
Denisov working the ground and pound effectively.
Denisov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hansen hang on?
Denisov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hansen has given up his back here. Will Denisov look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Denisov controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is really stuck here.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good control from Denisov.
Hansen takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Denisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Denisov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hansen is looking to improve his position.
Hansen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hansen wants to control but Denisov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hansen tries to get to full guard but Denisov has control of the leg.
Hansen has hold of Denisov's hands but Denisov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Denisov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jens Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen fails with the takedown

and Denisov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denisov.

Denisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Denisov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Denisov wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Hansen wants to hit a switch here but Denisov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hansen there!
Denisov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen wants to control but Denisov is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denisov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Denisov controlling the position easily from mount.
Denisov tries to control but Hansen wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Denisov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Denisov tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Denisov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Denisov pinned against the cage. Denisov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Denisov has managed to clinch.
Hansen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Denisov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Denisov stalling.

Denisov tightens his grip and picks Hansen up, before dumping him to the ground. Hansen manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denisov advances position into side control!
Hansen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Denisov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Denisov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denisov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Denisov!