PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Robinson
vs
Hansen

176 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hansen.

Hansen rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen can't break the clinch.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hansen.
Hansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hansen manages to break the clinch.

Robinson rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage.
Hansen works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson jumps guard but Hansen stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet but Robinson passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hansen controlling the position well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hansen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Hansen is defending well.
Hansen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robinson is working away from the top position though.
Hansen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Robinson stops Hansen from standing up.
Robinson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to keep Robinson in close.
Hansen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robinson trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hansen misses with a combination

and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hansen's guard now.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hansen working a defensive guard but Robinson passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hansen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hansen wants to sweep but no luck.

Robinson drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Robinson off! Robinson jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Robinson is breathing heavily.

Robinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hansen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Robinson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hansen drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen looking to control.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansen has wrist control.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Hansen looking to control.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hansen trying to strike off his back.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hansen.

Hansen closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hansen.
Robinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hansen scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Hansen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen wants to break free but Robinson has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Hansen on the inside.

Hansen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to clinch but Hansen moves away

and Hansen counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen throws a strike but Robinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hansen working a defensive guard here.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hansen uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Robinson clinches.
Hansen lands with a left to the head.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hansen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hansen throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hansen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen is thwarting Robinson's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hansen gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hansen keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hansen can't break the clinch.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Hansen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hansen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hansen lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson is trying to break free.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hansen wants to break free but Robinson has control.

Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Hansen.

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.
Leon Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Hansen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hansen trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hansen trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

Robinson 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.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hansen landing with the ground and pound.
Hansen's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Robinson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hansen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Robinson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hansen's back instead.
Hansen just trying to survive but Robinson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hansen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hansen just trying to survive but Robinson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hansen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Robinson's guard. Nice work there by Hansen.

Hansen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Robinson, up you get!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hansen 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

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