PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sune Vriden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hansson
vs
Vriden

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sune Vriden!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Vriden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vriden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vriden is looking to take a break and control but Hansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vriden prevents Hansson from standing back up.
Vriden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vriden.
Hansson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vriden.
Vriden wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
Vriden throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vriden swinging wilding here.

Vriden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vriden lands some shots froms side control.
Vriden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansson keeps working.
Vriden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vriden landing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Vriden throws an elbow but Hansson slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vriden throws a strike aimed at the side of Hansson's head but Hansson avoids it well.
Vriden misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vriden trying to control the position but Hansson is working away.
Vriden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hansson taking a bit of punishment here - Vriden scoring with strikes.

Vriden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vriden working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vriden landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Vriden crashes against the mat.
Hansson is trying to get back to his feet.
Hansson is breathing heavily.
Vriden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hansson to see if he's OK.
Vriden should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hansson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vriden tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hansson taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vriden working the body and head with strikes.
Vriden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vriden in side control lands a decent elbow.

Hansson is rocked!
Vriden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vriden working the ground and pound from side control.
Vriden scoring with punches from side control.
Vriden working the head with strikes.
Vriden working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Hansson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vriden has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hansson seems to have got his legs back now.
Vriden raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sune Vriden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hansson misses with a combination
and Vriden counters with a two punch combo.
Vriden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hansson.

Vriden is rocked!

It looks like Sune Vriden has been cut.
Vriden throws a series of strikes that have Hansson backpedaling.
Vriden is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansson finish him?
Hansson throws a combination that misses

so Vriden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Vriden stands up from Hansson's guard - Vriden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vriden seems to have recovered his senses.
Vriden dodges the punch combination from Hansson.
Andreas Hansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vriden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hansson misses with a double jab
and Vriden counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vriden.

Vriden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vriden stops Hansson from getting back to his feet.
Hansson won't allow Vriden to pass to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden stops Hansson from getting back to his feet.

Hansson kicks Vriden off and gets back to his feet.
Hansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vriden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vriden looks to land a combination. Hansson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vriden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vriden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Hansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vriden wants to free his trapped foot but Hansson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vriden thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hansson to regain full guard.
Vriden scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vriden trying to control but Hansson is working from the bottom.
Vriden lands a couple of elbows.
Vriden passes Hansson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vriden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vriden.
Hansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vriden.
Vriden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vriden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vriden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Hansson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vriden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vriden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Vriden gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vriden lands a slapping body shot.
Vriden stalks Hansson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hansson's face. Hansson staggers backwards, shaken.
Vriden throws a series of strikes that have Hansson backpedaling.

Vriden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vriden landing with the ground and pound.
Vriden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansson keeping full guard, as Vriden tries to pass.
Hansson wants to stand and escape but Vriden is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Vriden decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hansson, up you get!
Hansson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vriden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vriden stops Hansson from getting back to his feet.
Vriden misses with a head shot. Hansson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vriden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vriden lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sune Vriden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sune Vriden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vriden misses with a series of wild punches.
Andreas Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vriden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vriden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vriden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansson is in a horrible position here. Vriden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vriden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vriden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Vriden goes for an armbar but Hansson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hansson.

Hansson stands and steps away. Vriden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hansson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vriden counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hansson!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Andreas Hansson has been cut.
Vriden cracks Hansson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vriden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hansson's face.

Andreas Hansson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Vriden.

Jeez, Andreas Hansson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andreas Hansson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sune Vriden!