PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Gilmore has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gilmore
vs
Hansen

201 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leandro Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hansen moves into range and clinches up with Gilmore.
Hansen tries to circle away but Gilmore has him pinned against the cage.
Gilmore scores with a shoulder strike.
Hansen is pressed up against the cage. Gilmore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hansen down to the mat. Hansen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hansen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gilmore to the ground. Hansen is now in Gilmore's guard.
Gilmore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gilmore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hansen stands up and waves to Gilmore to follow him.
Gilmore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansen.
Gilmore throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.

Hansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gilmore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Gilmore uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Hansen both land. Nice combination.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hansen as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansen clinches up against the cage.

Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasmus Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Gilmore is rocked!

It looks like Leandro Gilmore has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hansen knocks Gilmore out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rasmus Hansen!